This page lists constructs (i.e., things, forces, factors, variables) that may have an important influence on the mental health help-seeking process.

To learn more about a given construct, click on the name of the construct in the list below, which will take you to a page that describes the construct and links to available measures of that construct.

Reading systematic reviews is a great way to learn more about the wide array of constructs that shape mental health help seeking, so be sure to examine our curated list of mental health help-seeking systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

These constructs are organized using the theoretical taxonomy of the IBM-HS.