Mental health help-seeking intentions among health workers in the east coast of peninsular Malaysia: Perceived barriers and predictive factors
This study highlights the roles of the perceived need for help and perceived stigma barriers in predicting health workers' help-seeking intentions, offering a basis for targeted interventions and policies to enhance mental health support within Malaysian healthcare settings.
Authors
- Mohd Faiz Tahir
- Muhammad Syafiq Kunyahamu
- B. D. Aziah
- Ijlal Syamim Mohd Basri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0922-4442)
- Tengku Alina Tengku Ismail
Institutions
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (MY)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- International Islamic University Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344007
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia