Perception of Unmet Need after Seeking Treatment for a Past Year Major Depressive Episode: Results from the 2018 National Survey of Drug Use and Health
| Autor: | Aaron D Hunt, Leah M. Adams |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Public health Ethnic group Health equity 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Personal identity medicine Global health Marital status 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom Psychiatry business Major depressive episode Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatric Quarterly. 92:1271-1281 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6709 0033-2720 |
| Popis: | Depression, a leading cause of disability and mortality world-wide that one in five U.S. adults are estimated to experience in their lifetime, presents special complications in treatment. While it is well-recognized that there are several barriers to even obtaining treatment for depression, once an individual obtains treatment they may not receive the type of care that they need. In order to examine common factors of those who experienced an unmet treatment need for depression despite seeking mental health treatment, we examined data from the 2018 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). We cross-sectionally compared two groups of individuals who both met criteria for a past year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) and sought mental health treatment, however one group reported an unmet treatment need and the other did not. Results indicate a variety of personal identity and social factors associated with perceiving an unmet treatment need, including age, race/ethnicity, sexual attraction, marital status, poverty level, health insurance, substance misuse, global health, and role impairment. This study contributes to the literature by providing further support for disparities in depression treatment at the consumer, provider, and systemic levels that have downstream effects for health equity policy and public health promotion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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