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Table 9 Prevalence of help seeking by gender identity and sexual orientation

From: Mental health help seeking patterns and associations among Australian same sex attracted women, trans and gender diverse people: a survey-based study

 

Female

Trans female

Other GI

Lesbian

Queer

Bisexual

Pan

Other SO

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Professional help

        

 GP

76.7

86.9

75.9

79.1

82.5

74.9

74.5

68.9

 Psychologist/counsellor

43.9

57.1

57.4

41.7

54.7

46.0

58.4

47.2

 Allied health professional

24.6

17.9

23.5

24.8

27.8

20.6

22.1

26.4

 Other specialist doctor

22.2

40.5

19.8

23.9

27.4

20.2

18.1

21.7

 Psychiatrist

11.7

44.0

22.8

12.9

17.5

13.2

16.1

22.6

 Telephone counselling/helpline

9.9

13.1

17.3

8.4

13.7

12.5

16.8

12.3

 None

7.5

2.4

6.2

7.8

4.7

8.4

4.0

8.5

 Mental health nurse

3.7

8.3

11.7

4.5

6.8

3.5

5.4

5.7

 Other

2.7

2.4

5.6

2.5

3.4

2.8

2.7

6.6

Social help

        

 Friends/family/partner

78.6

65.5

75.3

78.2

82.5

81.5

75.8

63.2

 The internet

55.8

56.0

70.4

51.8

66.2

58.9

71.1

65.1

 Social organisations

16.9

35.7

25.3

16.0

23.5

20.2

22.1

22.6

 Self-help/support group

9.9

22.6

15.4

8.3

14.1

12.5

14.1

20.8

 None

6.3

11.9

5.6

8.3

4.7

4.9

2.7

6.6

 Religious organisations

2.4

6.0

5.6

3.2

3.0

1.0

4.0

3.8

 Other

1.7

2.4

4.9

2.1

3.8

1.4

1.3

0.9

Any complimentary help

44.7

17.9

29.0

46.2

50.9

39.7

27.5

16.0

  1. Note: GI Gender identity. SO Sexual orientation. GP General practitioner