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. 2022 Feb 5;17:8. doi: 10.1186/s13011-022-00434-w

Table 2.

Reasons for not seeking somatic healthcare when needed (n = 109) (Multiple answers possible)

n (%)
Deprioritizing 53 (48.6)
Fear of being labelled a junky and not getting helped 51 (46.8)
Afraid of being treated badly 41 (37.6)
Tried without success 25 (22.9)
Resignation 22 (20.2)
Worried about being seriously ill 19 (17.4)
Worried that I would not understand 13 (12)
I did not know what number to call 10 (9.3)
I did not know I was listed (or where to call) 9 (8.3)
I did not have a phone (or money to call for) 4 (3.8)