TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender- and trauma-related predictors of use of mental health treatment services among primary care patients
AU - Elhai, Jon D.
AU - Patrick, Sarah L.
AU - Anderson, Susan
AU - Simons, Jeffrey S.
AU - Frueh, B. Christopher
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Objective: Use of mental health care was investigated as a function of gender, traumatic event frequency, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attitudes toward treatment among 194 primary care patients. Methods: Patients were recruited from primary care clinics, administered the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire, PTSD Symptom Scale, Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help-Short Form, and a survey on use of services. Results: Lifetime mental health treatment was related to increased frequency of traumatic events, positive attitudes toward treatment, and probable PTSD. Recent use of mental health care and intensity of use were related to female gender and greater frequency of trauma. Regression models yielded significant associations for trauma frequency, positive treatment attitudes, and female gender. Trauma and PTSD were associated with use more than gender and treatment attitudes were. Conclusions: Use of and adherence to treatment may be improved by targeting attitudes toward treatment.
AB - Objective: Use of mental health care was investigated as a function of gender, traumatic event frequency, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and attitudes toward treatment among 194 primary care patients. Methods: Patients were recruited from primary care clinics, administered the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire, PTSD Symptom Scale, Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help-Short Form, and a survey on use of services. Results: Lifetime mental health treatment was related to increased frequency of traumatic events, positive attitudes toward treatment, and probable PTSD. Recent use of mental health care and intensity of use were related to female gender and greater frequency of trauma. Regression models yielded significant associations for trauma frequency, positive treatment attitudes, and female gender. Trauma and PTSD were associated with use more than gender and treatment attitudes were. Conclusions: Use of and adherence to treatment may be improved by targeting attitudes toward treatment.
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U2 - 10.1176/ps.2006.57.10.1505
DO - 10.1176/ps.2006.57.10.1505
M3 - Article
C2 - 17035574
AN - SCOPUS:33750557431
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 57
SP - 1505
EP - 1509
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 10
ER -