Journal article
Perceived need for mental health care and barriers to care in the Netherlands and Australia
M Prins, G Meadows, I Bobevski, A Graham, P Verhaak, K Van derMeer, B Penninx, J Bensing
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Published : 2011
Abstract
Purpose This study of Australian and Dutch people with anxiety or depressive disorder aims to examine people's perceived needs and barriers to care, and to identify possible similarities and differences. Methods Data from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being and the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety were combined into one data set. The Perceived Need for Care Questionnaire was taken in both studies. Logistic regression analyses were performed to check if similarities or differences between Australia and the Netherlands could be observed. Results In both countries, a large proportion had unfulfilled needs and self-reliance was the most frequently named barr..
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Awarded by Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Funding Acknowledgements
The infrastructure for the NESDA study ( http://www.nesda.nl) is funded through the Geestkracht program of the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw, grant number 10-000-1002) and is supported by participating universities and mental health care organizations [VU University Medical Center, GGZ inGeest, Arkin, Leiden University Medical Center, GGZ Rivierduinen, University Medical Center Groningen, Lentis, GGZ Friesland, GGZ Drenthe, Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) and Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos)]. The 2007 NSMHWB was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. All authors would like to thank all those who participated in both studies and declare to have no conflict of interests.