This study investigated barriers to 12-month treatment for anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders using data from the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys. The study focused on respondents with a perceived need for treatment. Five broad categories of barriers were examined: low perceived disorder severity, perceived treatment ineffectiveness, stigma, financial barriers, and nonfinancial barriers. Results indicated that most respondents reported multiple barriers, with low perceived severity being the most common. Barriers were predicted by factors like low education, disorder type, age, employment status, and financial obstacles.
Publisher
International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Published On
Feb 09, 2025
Authors
Maria Carmen Viana, Alan E. Kazdin, Meredith G. Harris, Dan J. Stein, Daniel V. Vigo, Irving Hwang, Sophie M. Manoukian, Nancy A. Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Laura Helena Andrade, Guilherme Borges, Brendan Bunting, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida, Giovanni de Girolamo, Peter de Jonge, Oye Gureje, Josep Maria Haro, Elie G. Karam, Viviane Kovess-Masfety, Jacek Moskalewicz, Fernando Navarro-Mateu, Daisuke Nishi, Marina Piazza, José Posada-Villa, Kate M. Scott, Cristian Vladescu, Bogdan Wojtyniak, Zahari Zarkov, Ronald C. Kessler, Timothy Kessler, World Mental Health Survey collaborators
