November 1, 2000Psychological Medicine
Unequal access and unmet need: neurotic disorders and the use of primary care services
Why the study?
What factors determine whether people with neurotic disorders contact primary care physicians?
Population
> 10,000 subjects from a random sample of the household component of the British National Surveys of…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Severity drives primary care contact in neurotic disorders but many symptomatic patients do not seek help; leaves open barriers and needs prospective validation.
Structured PICO
What factors determine whether people with neurotic disorders contact primary care physicians?
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Population
> 10,000 subjects from a random sample of the household component of the British National Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity
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Outcome
Contact with primary care physicians for psychiatric symptoms
Severity of disorder is the primary driver for seeking primary care for mental health problems, though many with high symptom levels still do not seek professional help.
Cite This Study
Bebbington et al. (2000) studied this question.