Barriers to accessing mental health services for women with perinatal mental illness: systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies in the UK.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Lack of access to mental health services during the perinatal period is a significant public health concern in the UK. Barriers to accessing services may occur at multiple points in the care pathway. However, no previous reviews have investigated multilevel system barriers or how they might interact to prevent women from accessing services. This review examines women, their family members' and healthcare providers' perspectives of barriers to accessing mental health services for women with perinatal mental illness in the UK. DESIGN:A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. DATA SOURCES:Qualitative studies, published between January 2007 and September 2018, were identified in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE and CINAHL electronic databases, handsearching of reference

SUBMITTER: Sambrook Smith M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347898 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature