Table 4. Reasons For Not Receiving Psychiatric Treatment for a Subset of Patients With Panic Disorder With or Without Agoraphobiaa.
| Frequency of endorsing reasons for not receiving treatment |
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| Pharmacotherapy (n=53) |
Psychotherapy (n=85) |
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| Reasons | N | % | N | % |
| Didn’t believe in treatment for emotional problems | 21 | 40 | 19 | 22 |
| Primary care provider didn’t recommend | 19 | 36 | 15 | 18 |
| Concerned about side effects | 10 | 19 | NA | NA |
| Didn’t believe he/she had a problem | 9 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Treatment is inconvenient/too busy for treatment | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 |
| Didn’t know how to obtain treatment | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Financial reasons | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Treatment had been ineffective in the past | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
| Worried about stigma/embarrassment | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
| Concerned about record of treatment | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Insurance doesn’t cover treatment | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
a
Data were only available for a subset of participants