Table 1.

Sample Focus Group Probes on Attitudes Towards Mental Healthcare

Category	Probe/Question
Personal/Individual & Structural/Institutional Factors	1. What factors influenced your decision about whether or not to use mental health care?
	2. If you were to seek mental health treatment, what style of treatment would you prefer? (e.g., time, limited, structured sessions that focus on specific problem areas and intervention with practice assignments to do in your own time, or supportive treatment where your therapist allows you to take the lead in sessions)
	3. How would you feel about a structured treatment that focused on specific problems and allowed you to practice new skills between sessions?
Stigma-related Factors	4. If you were to have a mental health problem (e.g., PTSD, depression, substance abuse), would you seek mental health care? Why or why not?
A. Attitudes about Help-Seeking for Mental Health Problems
	5. When should mental health care be considered? What types of problems require mental health treatment?
	6. In what ways have you coped with emotional problems other than receiving psychotherapy?
	7. Does race or ethnicity matter in the selection of a therapist? If so, how?
B. Negative Evaluations for Seeking Care	8. What do you think others would think about you if they knew you had a mental health problem?
	9. What do you think they would think of you if they knew you were seeking care for mental health problems (such as PTSD, depression, substance use problems)?
	10. Are there certain mental health problems for which you would feel more comfortable seeking care than others?
	11. Do you believe there is stigma associated with using mental health care? In other words, do you think that you would be perceived negatively for seeking mental health care? Why or why not?