Associations between adult attachment style and mental health care utilization: Findings from a large-scale national survey

作者：Meng Xiangfei; D'Arcy Carl; Adams G Camelia^*

来源：Psychiatry Research, 2015, 229(1-2): 454-461.

DOI：10.1016/j.psychres.2015.05.092

• Attachment
• Mental disorders
• Mental health
• Health services

This study investigated the association between attachment style and the use of a range of mental health services controlling socio-demographic, physical and psychological risk factors. Using a large nationally representative sample from the US National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), a total of 5645 participants (18 +) were included. The majority of participants reported their attachment as secure (63.5%), followed by avoidant (22.2%), unclassified (8.8%), and anxious (5.5%). The percentages using different health services studied varied widely (1.1-31.1%). People with insecure (anxious and avoidant) attachment were more likely to report accessing a hotline, having had a session of psychological counselling or therapy, getting a prescription or medicine for mental and behavioural problems. Individuals with anxious attachment only were also more likely to report the use of internet support groups or chat rooms. This is a first analysis to explore relationships between self-reported adult attachment style and a wide range of health care services. Insecurely attached individuals were more likely to use a wide range of health care services even after controlling for socio-demographic factors, psychiatric disorders and chronic health conditions. These findings suggest that adult attachment plays an important role in the use of mental health care services.

• 出版日期2015-9-30
• 单位McGill; Saskatchewan; Saskatoon