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Prevalence and predictors of no lifetime utilization of mental health treatment among people with mental disorders in France: findings from the ‘Mental Health in General Population’ (MHGP) survey

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Purpose

No lifetime utilization of mental health treatment (NUMT) is an indicator of the treatment gap among people in need of treatment. Until now, the overall prevalence and predictors of NUMT have never been explored in France.

Methods

In a 39,617-respondent survey, participants were assessed for NUMT, i.e., no lifetime psychotherapy, psychopharmacotherapy, or psychiatric hospitalization. Mental disorders were investigated using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI 5.0.0). MINI diagnoses were grouped into five categories: mood disorders (MDs); anxiety disorders (ADs); alcohol use disorders (AUDs); substance use disorders (SUDs); and psychotic disorders (PDs). Using multivariable logistic regression models, we explored the factors associated with NUMT among the MINI-positive respondents. The odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were calculated for each factor.

Results

In total, 12,818 (32.4%) respondents were MINI-positive, 46.5% of them reported NUMT (35.6% for MDs, 39.7% for PDs, 42.8% for ADs, 56.0% for AUDs, and 56.7% for SUDs). NUMT was positively associated with being male [OR 1.75 (1.59–1.91)] and practising religion [OR 1.13 (1.02–1.25)] and negatively associated with ageing [per 10-year increase: OR 0.88 (0.85–0.91)], being single [OR 0.74 (0.66–0.84)], being a French native [OR 0.67 (0.60–0.75)], and experiencing MDs [OR 0.39 (0.36–0.43)], ADs [OR 0.47 (0.43–0.52)], AUDs [OR 0.83 (0.73–0.96)], SUDs [OR 0.77 (0.65–0.91)], or PDs [OR 0.50 (0.43–0.59)].

Conclusions

In France, NUMT rates were the highest for AUDs and SUDs. Additionally, suffering from MDs or ADs increased the lifetime treatment utilization for people having any other mental disorder. This finding emphasizes the need to better screen AUDs and SUDs among people treated for MDs or ADs.

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The MHGP survey was funded by the French Ministry for Health. The work undertaken in this study was funded by a Grant from the Fondation Actions-Addictions (https://www.actions-addictions.org), which is an independent non-profit foundation promoting evidence-based action against addiction in France.

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Font, H., Roelandt, JL., Behal, H. et al. Prevalence and predictors of no lifetime utilization of mental health treatment among people with mental disorders in France: findings from the ‘Mental Health in General Population’ (MHGP) survey. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 53, 567–576 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1507-0

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