Abstract

Purpose

To examine the patterns and correlates of 12-month mental health service use among those who do not have a diagnosed mental health disorder during that period in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods

The Saudi National Mental Health Survey used the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview to ascertain mental health conditions. To understand the reasons for help-seeking among respondents without a diagnosed mental health disorder (n = 1256), the patterns and the association of service use to sociodemographic and clinical factors were assessed.

Results

Those without a disorder diagnosed comprised 40% of service users accounting for over one-third (35.4%) of mental health service visits. The mean number of visits was higher in those with no indicator of need compared to other categories. General medical provider was the common source of treatment among those without a disorder. Respondents who were ever married were more likely to utilize mental health services, whereas those who reported lower income were less likely to receive treatment.

Conclusion

Although the majority of 12-month mental health services were provided to people with a diagnosed disorder or other indicators of need, the proportion of treatment utilized by those who did not is high and warrants further investigation.

中文翻译：

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沙特国家心理健康调查中无精神健康障碍的人中使用精神卫生服务

摘要

目的

在沙特阿拉伯王国期间，在那些没有被诊断出精神健康障碍的人群中，研究使用12个月精神健康服务的方式和相关性。

方法

沙特国家心理健康调查使用世界卫生组织综合国际诊断访谈来确定心理健康状况。为了了解在没有诊断出精神健康障碍（n  = 1256）的受访者中寻求帮助的原因，评估了服务使用的方式以及与社会人口统计学和临床​​因素的关联。

结果

没有被诊断出疾病的人占服务用户的40％，占精神卫生服务就诊人数的三分之一以上（35.4％）。与其他类别相比，没有需求指标的人的平均就诊次数更高。在没有疾病的人群中，普通医疗提供者是常见的治疗来源。曾经结婚的受访者更有可能使用精神保健服务，而收入较低的受访者则不​​太可能接受治疗。

结论

尽管大多数为期12个月的精神卫生服务是提供给患有被诊断为疾病或其他需要指标的人的，但没有接受治疗的人所占的治疗比例很高，需要进一步调查。