Jordan DeVylder|Hans Oh|Cheryl Corcoran|Ellen P. Lukens
Treatment Seeking and Unmet Need for Care Among Persons Reporting Psychosis-Like Experiences
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University
objective psychosislike experiences may clinically significant given demonstrated associations concurrent psychological distress later development diagnosable psychotic disorders prior studies treatment psychosislike experiences yielded conflicting results aims study investigate help seeking need care among individuals psychosislike experiences large general population sample methods data collaborative psychiatric epidemiology surveys n10541 used examine helpseeking behaviors among survey respondents reported psychosislike symptoms 12month period adjusted odds ratios calculated variety helpseeking variables control demographic factors cooccurring psychiatric conditions results among 10541 respondents 34 reported psychosislike experience past 12 months respondents reported psychosislike experiences twice likely seek treatment reported experiences seek treatment likely felt need encouraged others seek treatment less likely felt psychiatric problem associations unmet need care largely attributable cooccurring psychiatric disorders conclusions respondents psychosislike experiences elevated rates help seeking well significant unmet clinical need among treatment