Reasons for Unmet Need | Survey Responses |
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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 |