How gender and low mental health literacy are related to unmet need for mental healthcare: a cross-sectional population-based study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Men are more likely to have unmet need for mental healthcare than women. However, an under-investigated aspect of the gender difference is the role of mental health literacy. This study investigated how combinations of gender and mental health literacy were related to two indicators of unmet need: not perceiving a need for mental healthcare despite poor mental health, and refraining from seeking mental healthcare.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was based on a questionnaire sent to a general population sample, aged 16-84 years, in Stockholm County, Sweden, in 2019. Of the 1863 respondents (38%), 1563 were included (≥18 years). The sample was stratified into four groups, men and women with low or high mental health literacy, using the third quartile of the Menta

SUBMITTER: Blom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809616 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature