Barriers to mental health service use among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robert B ManningRebecca CipollinaSarah Ryan LoweKathleen R BogartJoan M OstroveJonathan M AdlerMichelle R Nario-RedmondKatie WangPublished in: Rehabilitation psychology (2023)
This study provides vital descriptive data on the pattern of mental health service utilization among PWD during the COVID-19 pandemic, a uniquely disruptive, challenging time. Findings further underscore the necessity of providing disability competency training and bias reduction interventions to mental health professionals, as anticipated provider disability bias was a key factor in nonservice use of PWD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).