WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT?: • The use of theory is often lacking in existing research into delays in presentation, diagnosis and treatment of illness. WHAT DOES THIS STUDY ADD?: • A detailed account of the concepts and definitions of a revised framework: the Model of Pathways to Treatment. • Specification of how the Model of Pathways to Treatment can encompass existing psychological theory such as the Common Sense Model of Illness Self-regulation and Social Cognitive Theory.
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