Table 1 Interview guide
Topic | Question | |
|---|---|---|
i | Dealing with unemployment and mental stress | How do you deal with your joblessness? |
How do family/friends react? | ||
How do you deal with your psychological stress? | ||
Where are you looking for support? | ||
ii | Stigma-related facilitators of and barriers to service use | How is your mental health? |
Can you report negative experiences or unfair treatment by others because you have mental health problems? | ||
Have you experienced stigma or discrimination because you used or wanted to use mental health services? If yes, would you tell us about a situation, please? | ||
iii | Knowledge-related facilitators and barriers | What do you call a ‘mental illness’? |
What do you know about mental health, stress and mental illnesses? | ||
What do you know about how to prevent a mental illness? | ||
What would you do to help someone you know if she or he had a mental illness? | ||
If you had a mental illness, where would you seek help? | ||
Where and how do you find information about mental illnesses? | ||
iv | Any other potential barriers and facilitators | If you decided to seek professional help for mental distress, would there be any barriers to actually getting help? |
v | Recommendations for optimising mental health care services | Are there kinds of help you would recommend in the case of a mental illness? |