Barriers to 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High unmet need for treatment of mental disorders exists throughout the world. An understanding of barriers to treatment is needed to develop effective programs to address this problem.

Methods

Data on barriers were obtained from face-to-face interviews in 22 community surveys across 19 countries (n = 102,812 respondents aged ≥ 18 years, 57.7% female, median age [interquartile range]: 43 [31-57] years; 68.5% weighted average response rate) in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys. We focus on the n = 5,136 respondents with 12-month DSM-IV anxiety, mood, or substance use disorders with perceived need for treatment. The n = 2,444 such respondents who did not receive treatment were asked about barriers to receiving treatment, whereas the n = 926 respondents who recei

SUBMITTER: Viana MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807321 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature