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Delay in initial treatment contact after first onset of mental disorders in metropolitan China.
Lee, S; Fung, S C; Tsang, A; Zhang, M Y; Huang, Y Q; He, Y L; Liu, Z R; Shen, Y C; Kessler, R C.
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  • Lee S; Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. singlee@cuhk.edu.hk
Acta Psychiatr Scand ; 116(1): 10-6, 2007 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17559596
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

There has been no community-based research on treatment delay among people with mental disorders in China. This study examines lifetime treatment and treatment delay in metropolitan China.

METHOD:

A multi-stage probability survey of 5201 respondents was administered in Beijing and Shanghai. Age of first treatment contact after onset of each of the three lifetime DSM-IV/CIDI disorder classes was compared with retrospective information on age of disorder onset. Length and predictors of treatment delay were examined using survival analysis.

RESULTS:

Survival curves estimate that 44.7%, 25.7%, and 7.9% of people with anxiety, substance, and mood disorders, respectively, will ever make treatment contact. Delays in first treatment contact of anxiety (21 years) and substance (17 years) disorders are longer than that of mood disorders (1 year). These delays are largely unrelated to sociodemographic variables.

CONCLUSION:

Failure to receive treatment is a pervasive phenomenon among people with mental disorders in metropolitan China.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Drug Therapy / Mental Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Acta Psychiatr Scand Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Drug Therapy / Mental Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Acta Psychiatr Scand Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China