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Needs for mental health treatment among general practice attenders
- Authors:
- BOARDMAN Jed, HENSHAW Carol, WILLMOTT Sasi
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 185(10), October 2004, pp.318-327.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The aim was to make a direct assessment of the needs for mental health care in people with non-psychotic disorders consulting their general practitioner. In a two-phase study design, consecutive general practice attenders aged 17–65 years were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM–IV Axis I Disorders. Needs for care were assessed using the community version of the Medical Research Council Needs for Care Assessment Schedule. Three hundred and thirty-six people were interviewed. The overall prevalence of need was 27.3%. More than half of the consulters (59.6%) had unmet needs and a further 6.2% hadpartiallymet needs. Needs were met in 28.1% and unmeetable in 6.2%. The prevalence of unmet need in those with anxiety disorders was 13.9% and depressive disorders 9.5%. The unmet need for mental health treatment in primary care attenders is high.