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Table 1 Reasons for unmet need and corresponding survey responses

From: Demographic, socioeconomic, and health correlates of unmet need for mental health treatment in the United States, 2002–16: evidence from the national surveys on drug use and health

Reasons for Unmet Need

Survey Responses

Cost

Could not afford the costs of treatment

Health insurance does not cover mental health treatment

Health insurance does not cover enough for mental health treatment

Stigma

Might cause neighbours to have a negative opinion

Might have a negative effect on job

Did not want others to find out

Concerned about confidentiality

Concerned about being committed/medicated

Minimisation

Did not feel that they needed mental health treatment

Felt that they could handle the problem without treatment

Low Perceived Effectiveness of Treatment

Did not feel that mental health treatment would help

Structural Barriers

Did not know where to go for mental health treatment

Did not have the time

Inconvenient to attend mental health treatment

Other Reasons

Other reason than those listed above