Suicidal ideation is a significant public health concern worldwide. Although suicides might be preventable through the provision of adequate treatment, mental health consultation is still mostly underutilized. This study thus aimed to examine the association between social participation and utilization of mental health consultations in individuals with suicidal ideation. Data were collected from the nationwide Community Health Survey (conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). A total of 17,067 individuals (men: 32.9%, women: 67.1%) who reported experiencing suicidal ideation were included in the analysis. The mean age of the study population was 60.1 (±17.8) years old. This study examined social participation; the number of social activities participated in among leisure, volunteer, social, and religion related activities. Multivariate logistic regression was then used to assess the significance of these associations. Among those experienced suicidal ideation, 1860 (10.9%) reported receiving mental health consultation services (men: 8.8%, women: 11.9%). Overall, an increased social participation was significantly associated with increased odds of using forms of mental health consultation (OR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.31–2.09). In this study, significant evidence of the links between social participation and utilization of mental health consultation was discovered among at risk individuals with suicidal ideation. Suicide prevention policies and programs designed to enhance social participation could potentially encourage people at suicide risk to seek the help they need. Further research focusing on social approaches can produce useful information to plan and implement comprehensive and effective strategies.

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具有自杀意念的个体的社会参与与心理健康咨询之间的关联：一项横断面研究。

自杀观念是全球范围内重大的公共卫生问题。尽管可以通过提供适当的治疗来预防自杀，但是心理健康咨询仍然大部分没有得到充分利用。因此，本研究旨在研究具有自杀意念的个人的社会参与与心理健康咨询的利用之间的关联。数据收集自全国社区健康调查（由韩国疾病预防控制中心进行，2017年）。分析中包括报告自杀意念的总共17067个人（男性：32.9％，女性：67.1％）。研究人群的平均年龄为60.1（±17.8）岁。这项研究检查了社会参与；休闲，志愿者，社交，和宗教相关的活动。然后使用多元逻辑回归分析评估这些关联的重要性。在经历过自杀念头的人中，有1860名（10.9％）报告接受过心理健康咨询服务（男性：8.8％，女性：11.9％）。总体而言，社会参与的增加与使用心理健康咨询形式的几率显着相关（OR = 1.65，95％CI：1.31-2.09）。在这项研究中，在具有自杀意念的高危人群中发现了社会参与和利用心理健康咨询之间的联系的重要证据。旨在提高社会参与度的预防自杀政策和计划可能会鼓励处于自杀风险中的人们寻求所需的帮助。