Distress Profiles and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Diverse Healthcare Workers Participating in a Mental Health Screening Program.

IF 2.6 4区医学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Academic Psychiatry Pub Date : 2026-07-13 DOI:10.1007/s40596-026-02389-7

Sijia Zhang, Neal Doran, Desiree Shapiro, Franchesca Bondoc, Jennifer OGrady, Mona Karimi, Sidney Zisook

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Abstract

Objectives: Beyond the universal emotional and mental health challenges faced by all healthcare workers, individuals identifying with certain racial and ethnic groups face amplified stressors and barriers. This study examined distress profiles and help-seeking behaviors among diverse healthcare workers who voluntarily completed a mental health screening at one large, academic medical center.

Methods: Between May 1, 2009, and March 27, 2025, 6,237 healthcare students, trainees, staff and faculty at the University of California San Diego Health System participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Interactive Screening Program (ISP). Data from the ISP was used to compare burnout, depression, intense affective states, suicide risk factors, mental health treatment, perceived stigma regarding help-seeking, and attitudes towards institutional support among different racial and ethnic cohorts.

Results: A disproportionate burden of psychological distress such as depression, suicide risk, and loneliness was revealed among Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI), Hispanic/Latino individuals, and multiracial-identifying individuals. Individuals who preferred not to disclose their racial/ethnic identity were found to exhibit higher levels of burnout, loneliness, and hopelessness.

Conclusions: Findings underscore the importance of recognizing racial and ethnic disparities in mental health and access to mental healthcare for a diverse workforce, and the need to prioritize inclusive, accessible, and effective resources and policies.

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参与心理健康筛查计划的不同医护人员的痛苦概况和求助行为。

目标：除了所有卫生保健工作者面临的普遍情感和心理健康挑战之外，认同某些种族和族裔群体的个人还面临着放大的压力源和障碍。本研究调查了在一家大型学术医疗中心自愿完成心理健康筛查的不同医护人员的痛苦概况和寻求帮助的行为。方法：2009年5月1日至2025年3月27日，加州大学圣地亚哥分校卫生系统6237名卫生保健专业学生、实习生和教职员工参加了美国自杀预防基金会的互动筛查项目（ISP）。来自ISP的数据用于比较不同种族和族裔群体的倦怠、抑郁、强烈情感状态、自杀风险因素、心理健康治疗、对寻求帮助的感知耻辱以及对机构支持的态度。结果：亚裔美国人/太平洋岛民（AAPI）、西班牙裔/拉丁裔个体和多种族认同个体的抑郁、自杀风险和孤独感等心理困扰负担不成比例。那些不愿意透露自己种族/民族身份的人被发现表现出更高水平的倦怠、孤独和绝望。结论：研究结果强调了认识到多元化劳动力在精神卫生和获得精神卫生保健方面的种族和民族差异的重要性，以及优先考虑包容、可及和有效的资源和政策的必要性。

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Academic Psychiatry Multiple-

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3.60

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20.00%

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157

期刊介绍： Academic Psychiatry is the international journal of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, Association for Academic Psychiatry, and Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry publishes original, scholarly work in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences that focuses on innovative education, academic leadership, and advocacy. The scope of the journal includes work that furthers knowledge and stimulates evidence-based advances in academic psychiatry in the following domains: education and training, leadership and administration, career and professional development, ethics and professionalism, and health and well-being.