Patterns and predictors of 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys: treatment in the context of perceived need

Findings highlight the critical importance of perceived need for obtaining 12-month treatment in the context of other significant predictors involving complexity and severity of disorders and socio-demographic factors. The importance of prior treatment history was quite striking, as was the finding that absence of both perceived need and prior treatment history were associated with a nearly complete absence of treatment. Policy recommendations emerging from these results include the need to increase health literacy, reduce the stigmatization of mental disorder, enhance access through health insurance, and improve the quality of care given the clear evidence that prior experiences with treatment play an important role in determining the likelihood of again seeking treatment for current problems.

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International Journal of Mental Health Systems
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2025-03-14
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-025-00661-1
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3
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Mental Health Treatment and Access
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Patterns and predictors of 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys: treatment in the context of perceived need

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Patterns and predictors of 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys: treatment in the context of perceived need

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Abstract

Findings highlight the critical importance of perceived need for obtaining 12-month treatment in the context of other significant predictors involving complexity and severity of disorders and socio-demographic factors. The importance of prior treatment history was quite striking, as was the finding that absence of both perceived need and prior treatment history were associated with a nearly complete absence of treatment. Policy recommendations emerging from these results include the need to increase health literacy, reduce the stigmatization of mental disorder, enhance access through health insurance, and improve the quality of care given the clear evidence that prior experiences with treatment play an important role in determining the likelihood of again seeking treatment for current problems.

International Journal of Mental Health SystemsVol. 19(1)
Titu Maiorescu University (RO), South African Medical Research Council (ZA), University of British Columbia Hospital (CA), Harvard University (US), University of Ulster (GB), University of Lisbon (PT), University of Cape Town (ZA), The University of Queensland (AU), University of Balamand (LB), University of Groningen (NL), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES), Universidade de São Paulo (BR), University of Ibadan (NG), Université Paris Cité (FR), Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR), Brown University (US), University of Michigan (US), Park Centre for Mental Health (AU), University College Hospital, Ibadan (NG), Saint George Hospital (LB), Yale University (US), Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (AU), Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli (IT), Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya (ES), Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu (ES), Hospital Del Mar (ES), Municipal Institute for Medical Research (ES), Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (LB), Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (ES), Servicio Murciano de Salud (ES), National Center of Public Health and Analyses (BG), Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT), Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (PL), Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (MX), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES), Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca (CO), Hospital del Mar Research Institute (ES), Harvard Global Health Institute (US), National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development (RO), Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (BR), Universitat de Barcelona (ES), The University of Tokyo (JP), University of Otago (NZ), KU Leuven (BE)
South African Medical Research Council
Good health and well-being
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Mental Health Treatment and Access
7.32
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