Roseanne D. Dobkin|Jade Tiu Rubino|Jacqueline Friedman|Lesley A. Allen|Michael A. Gara|Matthew Menza
Barriers to Mental Health Care Utilization in Parkinson’s Disease
background parkinsons disease pd frequently complicated cooccurring psychiatric problems depression anxiety negatively affect course management illness yet cases psychiatric comorbidities neither recognized treated remission primary purpose study identify describe barriers mental health care utilization people pd secondary objectives included assessment attitudes preferences regarding need mental health services pd community acceptability telehealth interventions method improving access quality care methods total 769 people pd completed anonymous crosssectional questionnaire assessing barriers mental health care utilization medical population respondents drawn national sample results commonly endorsed barriers mental health care utilization pd reflect patients incomplete understanding mental health problems access issues illnessspecific concerns well inadequate screening detection psychiatric complications medical providers need effective treatments medical population several demographic medical psychiatric variables also influenced likelihood accessing mental health care interest telehealth approaches mental health treatment high several instances correlated perceived barriers mental health care utilization conclusions people pd may encounter multitude barriers impede pursuit mental health care clinical implications discussed research needed replicate extend findings