Multifaceted mental illness stigma and help-seeking behaviors among Latino older adults experiencing behavioral health problems

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2026
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Abstract Objectives U.S.-based Latino older adult populations face disproportionate barriers to accessing behavioral health services. We examined associations between multifaceted mental illness stigma and help-seeking from different sources of behavioral health supports among understudied Latino older adults with behavioral health problems. Methods Data come from a cross-sectional survey that included U.S.-based Latino residents ages 50-86 (N=274; 2021). The survey measured mental illness biopsychosocial causal beliefs, treatment efficacy beliefs, and social rejection beliefs as multiple facets of mental illness stigma that may influence mental and physical health help-seeking behaviors from four sources: traditional media, online/digital media, family/friends, and healthcare providers. Linear regression models examined associations between each stigma component and each help-seeking outcome, adjusting for personal/family factors in the full sample of Latino older adults and among a subsample reporting a self/familial behavioral health problem (n=173). Results Among Latino older adults with self/familial behavioral health problems, higher biopsychosocial causal beliefs were associated with increased mental and physical health help-seeking from healthcare providers (p<0.05), while social rejection beliefs were associated with decreased mental/physical health help-seeking from healthcare providers (p<0.05). Similarly, higher biopsychosocial causal beliefs were associated with increased mental health help-seeking from traditional media (p<0.05) among those with self/familial behavioral health problems. No associations were observed between stigma components and mental/physical health help-seeking from online media or family/friends. Similar results, though attenuated, were found in the full sample. Discussion Multifaceted anti-stigma interventions for multi-generational Latino families may be an opportune strategy for increasing help-seeking for behavioral health problems among Latino older adults.
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Authors Melissa J. DuPont‐Reyes, Mirza Ishrat Noor, Evan L. Eschliman, Alice P. Villatoro, Lu Tang, Elizabeth Vásquez
Journal the journals of gerontology series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Year 2026
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10.1093/geronb/gbag201
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https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag201
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