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Andreea Raluca Tirintica1, Ivana Andjelkovic2, Orela Sota3
11University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Târgu Mureş, Romania.
Introduction:
Access to mental health (MH) services is unequal worldwide and changes are required in this respect.
Objectives:
Our aim was to identify the delay to the first psychiatry consult and to understand patients' characteristics and perspectives on the factors that may influence the delay, among a sample of participants from three Southeastern European Countries.
Materials And Methods:
The WHO Pathway Encounter Form questionnaire was applied in 400 patients "new cases" and a questionnaire on the factors influencing the access was administered to the same patients, as well as to their caretakers and MH providers.
Result And Discussions:
The average profile of the patient "new case" was: married female older than 40 years, with an average economic status and no MH history. The mean delay was up to 3 months and the most important factors that were influencing the delay were stigma and lack of knowledge regarding MH problems and available current treatments.
Conclusions:
Future policies trying to improve the access to psychiatric care should focus on increasing awareness about MH problems in the general population.
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