While 75% mental health problems emerge by young adulthood, there is a strong reluctance during this developmental stage to seek professional help. Although limitations in mental health literacy, such as incorrect problem recognition, may hinder professional help-seeking intentions, the relationship between these variables has been understudied among young adults in the United States (U.S.) and racial/ethnic differences in help-seeking intentions for specific disorders have not been well explored. Using a vignette-based design, the current study examines the association between psychological disorder recognition and professional help-seeking intentions among 1,585 Black/African American and White/European American young adults. Correctly identifying a psychological disorder was significantly associated with intentions to seek professional help for several disorders and race/ethnicity significantly influenced intentions to seek professional help for some disorders. Implications for ways to address unmet mental health care needs, especially among racially/ethnically diverse young adults, and directions for future research are discussed.

虽然成年后会出现75％的精神健康问题，但在这个发展阶段，他们强烈不愿寻求专业帮助。尽管心理健康素养的局限性（例如对问题的正确认识不正确）可能会阻碍专业寻求帮助的意图，但在美国（美国）的年轻人中，这些变量之间的关系以及对寻求帮助的意图的种族/族裔差异进行了研究。具体疾病尚未得到很好的探索。本研究使用基于小插图的设计，研究了1,585名黑人/非洲裔美国人和白人/欧美人中的心理障碍识别与专业寻求帮助的关系。正确识别心理障碍与寻求针对多种疾病的专业帮助的意愿显着相关，而种族/民族明显影响了寻求针对某些疾病的专业帮助的意愿。讨论了解决未得到满足的心理保健需求的方法的含义，尤其是在种族/族裔多样化的年轻人中，并对未来研究的方向进行了讨论。