Objective: Health care access may be a significant contributor to health outcome. However,
few data exist on perception of barriers by patients in treatment, and attending a clinic visit …

Background: Eliminating barriers to care is important for improving health service use.
However, the barriers to mental health care have not been well investigated. Objectives …

Purpose Despite the availability of efficacious treatments, few individuals with a new-onset
mental disorder access treatment in a timely manner. While barriers to mental health …

Objective: Although rates of mental health service utilization differ dra-matically across
countries, little information is available about differences in self-reported barriers to mental …

People with chronic mental disorders may be at risk of reduced access to medical treatment
and poor quality of medical care. The authors examined receipt of and barriers to medical …

BackgroundThe aim was to examine barriers to initiation and continuation of treatment
among individuals with common mental disorders in the US general population …

Objective: Mental disorders are among the leading causes of disability in the United States.
In 2011, over 10 million adults felt that even though they needed treatment for mental health …

Purpose To examine factors associated with unmet need for mental health services and
links with barriers to access to care more broadly. Methodology The Commonwealth Fund …

Background Having sufficient healthcare access helps individuals proactively manage their
health challenges, leading to positive long-term health outcomes. In the US, healthcare …

Objectives Older adults underutilize mental health services suggesting that significant
barriers are operating. This study presents reliability and validity data for a revised version of …