Table 5 Barriers to access to mental healthcare
Reasons for not consulting | Not at all | A little | A lot |
|---|---|---|---|
Trivializing of mental suffering (N = 135) | 39.3 % | 31.1 % | 29.6 % |
Negative opinion of psychiatry (N = 134) | 11.2 % | 23.1 % | 65.7 % |
Fear of being stigmatized by one’s community (N = 134) | 6.7 % | 26.9 % | 66.4 % |
Lack of information on the existing mental healthcare services available (N = 133) | 14.3 % | 19.5 % | 66.2 % |
Complexity of the healthcare network (N = 135) | 22.2 % | 31.9 % | 45.9 % |
Fear of lack of confidentiality of consultations (N = 135) | 24.4 % | 28.9 % | 46.7 % |
Previous negative psychiatric experiences (N = 133) | 49.6 % | 31.6 % | 18.8 % |
Fear of receiving medication with side effects (N = 133) | 44.4 % | 30.8 % | 24.8 % |
Fear of involuntary hospitalization (N = 133) | 51.9 % | 24.1 % | 24.1 % |
Fear of being penalized in one’s application for asylum (N = 133) | 51.9 % | 21.8 % | 26.3 % |
Fear of being discriminated against by caregivers (N = 135) | 65.2 % | 22.2 % | 12.6 % |