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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2015 Feb 9;69(9):523–533. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12267

Table 2-2.

Reasons for not seeking mental health treatment even though they felt they might have needed professional assistance for a mental health problem (n = 36)

Age (years) Sex Education (years)

20–49 ≥50 Men Women 0–12 ≥13

% % p % % p % % p
1 My health insurance would not cover this type of treatment. 3 3 0.48 3 3 1.00 - 6 0.49
2 The problem went away by itself, and I did not really need help. 44 19 0.44 25 39 1.00 31 33 0.73
3 I thought the problem would get better by itself. 8 - 1.00 8 - 0.04 6 3 0.51
4 I was concerned about how much money it would cost. - - - - - -
5 I was unsure about where to go or who to see. 14 6 0.46 - 19 <0.01* 8 11 1.00
6 I didn't think treatment would work. 3 - 1.00 - 3 1.00 - 3 1.00
7 I was concerned about what others might think if they found out I was in treatment. 6 3 0.25 3 6 1.00 6 3 0.24
8 I thought it would take too much time or be inconvenient. 17 - 0.46 6 11 1.00 3 14 0.27
9 I wanted to handle the problem on my own. 11 - 1.00 6 6 1.00 3 8 1.00
10 I could not get an appointment. - - - - - -
11 I was scared about being put into a hospital against my will. - - - - - -
12 I was not satisfied with the available services. - - - - - -
13 I received treatment before and it did not work. - - - - - -
14 The problem didn't bother me very much. 6 3 0.42 6 3 0.51 6 3 0.51
15 I had problems with things like transportation, childcare, or scheduling that would have made it hard to get to treatment. 17 - 0.46 3 14 0.27 3 14 0.27
*

p<.05, Fisher's exact test.

No case.