Socio-economic problems of underdiagnosis of anxiety disorders and models of seeking mental health care
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Marachev MP, Arkusha IA, Zakharova KV, et al. [Socio-economic problems of underdiagnosis of anxiety disorders and models of seeking mental health care]. Rossiiskii psikhiatricheskii zhurnal [Russian Journal of Psychiatry]. 2022;(2):4-14. Russian
In a scientific review to study the pathway of patients with anxiety disorders an analysis has been carried out of organizational and psychological models of seeking specialized medical care for patients with anxiety disorders, as well as delays in obtaining it. Current socio-epidemiological data, information on the dynamics of economic costs (direct medical and non-medical costs, as well as indirect costs) associated with such patients are provided. The study of the pathways of patients with anxiety disorders with an assessment of the behavioral mechanisms of seeking specialized psychiatric care can be a starting point in the development of preventive programs aimed at both reducing the burden on the general medical network and reducing the socioeconomic burden by reducing the period of delay in seeking specialized medical care.
Keywords anxiety disorders; pathways to seek mental help; help seeking; illness behavior; pathways to professional help; disease-related beliefs; attitude towards illness
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