Barriers and facilitators to parents seeking and accessing professional support for anxiety disorders in children: qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT: Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health disorders experienced by children, but only a minority of these children access professional help. Understanding the difficulties parents face seeking support for child anxiety disorders could inform targeted interventions to improve treatment access. The aims of the study were to identify barriers and facilitators to seeking and accessing professional support for child anxiety disorders, and ways to minimise these barriers. A qualitative interview study was conducted with parents of 16 children (aged 7-11 years) with anxiety disorders identified through screening in schools. Barriers and facilitators were identified in relation to four distinct stages in the help-seeking process: parents recognising the anxiety difficulty, parents

SUBMITTER: Reardon T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060962 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature