Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental healthcare is delivered across service sectors that differ in level of specialization and intervention modalities typically offered. Little is known about the perceived helpfulness of the combinations of service sectors that patients use.

Methods

Respondents 18 + years with 12-month DSM-IV mental or substance use disorders who saw a provider for mental health problems in the year before interview were identified from WHO World Mental Health surveys in 17 countries. Based upon the types of providers seen, patients were grouped into nine mutually exclusive single-sector or multi-sector 'treatment profiles'. Perceived helpfulness was defined as the patient's maximum rating of being helped ('a lot', 'some', 'a little' or 'not at all') of any type of provider se

SUBMITTER: Harris MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8800240 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature