Help-seeking behavior, treatment barriers and facilitators, attitudes and access to first-line treatment in German adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Delays to the recognition of OCD and to seeking help still exceed 5 years on average, but were reduced in younger individuals, potentially reflecting increased mental health literacy. Although our sample may not be fully representative, our results fill the gap between epidemiological surveys and previous studies in outpatients. Options for improving the care situation are discussed.
Authors
- Sara J. T. Willems (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6349-7785)
- Anna Lena Dueren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3904-517X)
- Michael Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2953-106X)
- Katharina Bey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6392-4997)
- Alexandra Philipsen
Institutions
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06655-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31