PMID- 30489142 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190328 LR - 20190328 IS - 1559-3126 (Electronic) IS - 1095-158X (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Mar TI - A conceptual model of mental health service utilization among young adults at clinical high-risk for developing psychosis. PG - 17-25 LID - 10.1037/prj0000336 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Research has shown that young adults at clinical high risk (CHR) for developing psychosis have difficulties seeking, accessing, and staying engaged with mental health services. The present study explored perspectives on engagement with mental health services among young adults at CHR. METHOD: In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 participants at CHR, ages 18-30, from an Eastern U.S. state. Grounded theory methodology was used to analyzed qualitative data. RESULTS: Six major categories emerged from the data reflecting participants' perspectives of engagement with services. Contextual factors such as social, community, and online networks mattered to young adults, and individual factors such as level of awareness, stigma, emotions, and environmental factors emerged as critical. These factors suggested a conceptual model of service utilization among young adults at clinical high risk for developing psychosis that builds upon and extends existing conceptual frameworks of service use among young adults. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: A conceptual model of service utilization among young adults at CHR emerged from that data that can inform interventions aimed at improving engagement in services and reduce the amount of time young adults at CHR remain untreated for emerging psychological problems. Furthermore, this study highlights the unique contribution of mental health service use messages received from online networks and a possible relationship between hierarchical stigma and service use. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved). FAU - Ben-David, Shelly AU - Ben-David S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7582-2565 AD - School of Social Work, University of British Columbia Okangan. FAU - Cole, Andrea R AU - Cole AR AD - New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center. FAU - Brucato, Gary AU - Brucato G AD - New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center. FAU - Girgis, Ragy AU - Girgis R AD - New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center. FAU - Munson, Michelle R AU - Munson MR AD - Silver School of Social Work, New York University. LA - eng GR - New York Community Trust; Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181129 PL - United States TA - Psychiatr Rehabil J JT - Psychiatric rehabilitation journal JID - 9601800 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - *Mental Health Services MH - Models, Psychological MH - Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*psychology MH - Psychotic Disorders/*psychology/therapy MH - Qualitative Research MH - Risk MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2018/11/30 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/29 06:00 CRDT- 2018/11/30 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/30 06:00 [entrez] AID - 2018-60095-001 [pii] AID - 10.1037/prj0000336 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2019 Mar;42(1):17-25. doi: 10.1037/prj0000336. Epub 2018 Nov 29.