Help-seeking behaviour in patients with anxiety disorder and depression
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Objective The objective of this study was to investigate help-seeking behaviour among persons with anxiety disorder and depression based on self-rating in a Norwegian population (the HUNT study). Method Of the 92 100 inhabitants aged 20-89 years invited, 65 648 (71.3%) took part. Among them 60 869 (66.1%) persons delivered valid ratings on hospital anxiety and depression scale, and had answered the requested help for mental problems question. Results Among HUNT attenders 13% of those with depression and 25% with anxiety disorders had been help seekers. Help seeking was only non-significantly associated with demographic or other variables. Conclusion Most persons with anxiety disorder and/or depression in the population had not sought help for their mental disorders, but the disparity between use and need of health service must not be overassessed. Improvement of the help-seeking rate for common mental disorder should have high priority in mental health politics.
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Clinical studies with in- or outpatient populations may vary substantially from non-help-seeking patients in the community.
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- Authors
- Roness, A., Mykletun, A., & Dahl, A. A.
- Affiliations
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Roness, A.
- Venue
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-10-19
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51-58
- ISSN
- 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0447
- OpenAlex
- W2025765269
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 11.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Keywords
- help-seeking, anxiety disorders, depression, common mental disorders, mental health service utilization, HUNT study, mental health policy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Family Practice, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Norway, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity
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