| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8814735 | European Psychiatry | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Our cross-sectional data indicate a gap in help-seeking for mental problems/disorders. The relationship between number of mental problems/disorders and help-seeking mediated by functional impairment confirm that individuals commonly do not seek help until problems are severe enough to cause problems in occupational and psychosocial functioning, driving the already immense costs of mental disorders. Thus, campaigns promoting early help-seeking, including early diagnostic clarification of and support for subthreshold mental problems in terms of an indicated prevention, should focus on psychosocial functioning, aside from signs of mental illness.
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Authors
Chantal Michel, Nina Schnyder, Stefanie J. Schmidt, Nicola Groth, Benno G. Schimmelmann, Frauke Schultze-Lutter,