Pathways to the first contact with specialist mental health care

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Zachary SteelI Harry Minas

Abstract

To examine the pathways to mental health care followed by patients presenting for the first time to community- and hospital-based services and the degree to which individual characteristics, cultural background, illness type, severity and service-related variables influence the time and pathways taken to reach care. One hundred and forty-six consecutive Australian-born, Asian and Arabic-speaking patients making their first lifetime contact with mental health services in two area health regions were included. Symptom severity was assessed using the Health of the Nations Outcome Scales. Illness explanatory models, social support, English-language proficiency and acculturation were also assessed. An average of three professional consultations were made prior to first contact with public mental health services. Family physicians occupied a pivotal role in the help-seeking pathway with 53% of patients consulting a general practitioner. The median time taken to reach specialist mental health services was 6 months, with significantly shorter time for patients with psychotic disorders. Individual variables such as gender, social support, ethnicity and English fluency were not associated with delays in receiving public mental health car...Continue Reading

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