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Do values and political attitudes affect help-seeking? Exploring reported help-seeking for mental health problems in a general population sample using a milieu framework.

J SpahlholzEva BaumannR Müller-HilmerR HilmerChristian SandersStephanie SchindlerSven SpeerforckM C AngermeyerGeorg Schomerus
Published in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2023)
We discuss how milieu-specific patterns were relevant for explaining differences in mental health service use in addition to socio-demographic factors. It seems promising to consider help-seeking from a milieu perspective to improve disparities in access to and the use of psychotherapy as well as to resource allocation.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • healthcare
  • affordable care act
  • health insurance