Table 2.
Factors in Choosing Help at Self-Help Agencies (SHAs) Versus Community Mental Health Agencies (CMHAs) for New Users
| Variable | B | p | Exp(B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Need factors: Type of Help Sought | |||
| Housing | 0.843 | .147 | 2.324 |
| Counseling | −2.270 | .000 | 0.103 |
| Medications | −4.707 | .000 | 0.009 |
| Place to be inside/drop-in | 2.218 | .001 | 9.186 |
| Social/meet other people | 2.025 | .001 | 7.576 |
| Self-help | 2.860 | .001 | 17.465 |
| Enabling factors | |||
| Past help from psychologist | 0.064 | .908 | 1.066 |
| Past help from social worker | 1.682 | .007 | 5.374 |
| Informal (vs. formal) referral | 1.706 | .001 | 5.506 |
| Received help at setting in past | −7.487 | .714 | 0.001 |
| Perceived helpfulness of MH treatment | −0.181 | .025 | 0.834 |
| Fear of coerced care | −0.357 | .008 | 0.700 |
| Fear of inadequate care | 0.141 | .030 | 1.151 |
| Interaction of fear of coerced care and perceived helpfulness of MH treatment | 0.007 | .047 | 1.007 |
| Predisposing factors | |||
| Schizophrenia diagnosis | −0.976 | .282 | 0.377 |
| Major depression diagnosis | −0.523 | .389 | 0.593 |
| BPRS score | −0.005 | .834 | 0.995 |
| Independent social function score | 0.009 | .187 | 1.010 |
| African American (vs. other) | 0.089 | .881 | 1.093 |
Note. Model χ2(19, N = 530) = 579.78, p = .00. SHA was coded in the dependent variable as 1; CMHA was coded as 0. MH = mental health; BPRS = Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.