Barriers to treatment for mental disorders in six countries of the Americas: A regional report from the World Mental Health Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health treatment is scarce and little resources are invested in reducing the wide treatment gap that exists in the Americas. The regional barriers are unknown. We describe the barriers for not seeking treatment among those with mental and substance use disorders from six (four low- and middle-income and two high-income) countries from the Americas. Regional socio-demographic and clinical correlates are assessed.

Methods

Respondents (n = 4648) from seven World Mental Health surveys carried out in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States, who met diagnostic criteria for a 12-month mental disorder, measured with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, and who did not access treatment, were asked about treatment need and, among

SUBMITTER: Orozco R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11345908 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature