Sara Olsson|Gunnel Hensing|Bo Burström|Jesper Löve
Unmet Need for Mental Healthcare in a Population Sample in Sweden: A Cross-Sectional Study of Inequalities Based on Gender, Education, and Country of Birth
University of Gothenburg|University of Gothenburg|Karolinska Institutet|University of Gothenburg
abstract crosssectional study investigated gender education country birth associated perceived need unmet need mental healthcare ie refraining seeking care perceiving care insufficient seeking questionnaire register data 2008 collected 3987 individuals aged 1964 years random populationbased sample western sweden descriptive statistics logistic regression analyses used men less likely perceive need care women even adjusting mental wellbeing men also less likely seek care perceiving care sufficient people secondary education less likely seek care university education statistically significant differences based country birth observed gender educationbased inequalities increases understanding interventions implemented inequalities unmet need mental healthcare targeted healthcare system