Corey S. Mackenzie|Kristin Reynolds|John Cairney|David L. Streiner|Jitender Sareen
Disorder-specific mental health service use for mood and anxiety disorders: associations with age, sex, and psychiatric comorbidity
University of Manitoba|University of Manitoba|McMaster University|McMaster University|University of Toronto|University of Manitoba
background objectives study examine prevalence disorderspecific mental health service use mood anxiety disorders relationships helpseeking age sex psychiatric comorbidity methods authors used wave 2 data national epidemiologic survey alcohol related conditions nesarc included 34653 adults crosstabulations provided helpseeking prevalence rates five anxiety disorders three mood disorders age sex well individuals without comorbid anxiety mood disorders logistic regression analyses explored likelihood helpseeking among younger middleaged adults comparison older adults results prevalence helpseeking highest panic disorder 453 dysthymia 445 lowest specific phobias 78 condition except panic disorder service use likely among middleaged adults especially unlikely among older individuals sex differences treatment seeking favoring women showed modest variability age finally prevalence helpseeking generally lower among individuals without comorbid anxiety mood disorders hillshaped influence age service use attenuated pure group conclusions results study highlight highest prevalence disorderspecific service use among middleaged adults women among individuals panic disorder dysthymia purposes identifying groups need targeted efforts increase service use helpseeking especially unlikely among people suffering specific phobia well among men older adults depression anxiety 019 2011 2011 wiley periodicals inc