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January 1, 2002Archives of General Psychiatry

Perceived Need and Help-Seeking in Adults With Mood, Anxiety, or Substance Use Disorders

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RMRamin MojtabaiTulane UniversityMOMark OlfsonRutgers, The State University of New JerseyDMDavid MechanicRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Implication

Examines help-seeking behavior for mental disorders in adults, suggesting the need for broader strategies to improve care access.

Key Points

  • To understand the factors influencing perceived need and help-seeking for mental health care in adults with mood, anxiety, or substance use disorders.
  • Sample included 1792 participants from the National Comorbidity Survey (1990-1992) with DSM-III-R diagnoses.
  • Assessed correlates of perceived need and actual help-seeking among those with identified needs.
  • Evaluated choices of professionals among those who sought help.
  • Mood disorders and comorbid conditions significantly predicted perceived need for help.
  • Psychopathology was linked to seeking help from mental health professionals but not overall help-seeking.
  • Sociodemographic and attitudinal factors influenced perceptions of need and decisions regarding help-seeking.

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Mojtabai et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a07861f5ca7144909c640cchttps://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.59.1.77
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