Help-seeking for depression among Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan and factors related to their intentions to seek help from a psychiatrist: a cross-sectional study
Many Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan are unable to seek help from healthcare professionals for depressive symptoms. It may be beneficial to acknowledge not only linguistic barriers but also other related factors when planning strategies to enhance Vietnamese migrant workers' intentions to seek help from psychiatrists.
Authors
- Akane Futami
- Akihito Uezato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0056-8603)
- Pham Nguyen Quy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5866-1958)
- Toshihiko Nakajima
- Yusuke Umegaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-9783)
- Yui Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1069-8038)
- Atsuko Taguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1813-3883)
Institutions
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University (JP)
- Hanoi Medical University (VN)
- Kyoto City Hospital (JP)
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (JP)
- Keio University Shonan Fujisawa (JP)
- International University of Health and Welfare (JP)
- Nara Women's University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21615-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44