Mental health care seeking behavior in Bangladesh: determinants and treatment gaps
Though mental health conditions are major public health concerns in Bangladesh, the treatment-seeking behavior among people with mental health disorders is very low, implying a large treatment gap for mental health conditions. The findings indicate the urgent need to increase mental health service coverage among mental health patients.
Authors
- Khaleda Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8303-0947)
- Rumana Huque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-9596)
- Helal Uddin Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4106-218X)
- Abul Kalam Azad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4831-452X)
- Mohammad Robed Amin
Institutions
- University of Dhaka (BD)
- ARK Foundation (BD)
- Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health (CA)
- Directorate General of Health Services (BD)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06813-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44