Disparities in the use of mental health services of adolescents in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorSalinas-Contreras, Marcia
dc.contributor.authorVargas, Belen
dc.contributor.authorCrockett, Marcelo A.
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Vania
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:17:03Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:17:03Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractObjective: To examine disparities in the use of mental health services (MHS) in adolescents according to sociodemographic factors. Subjects and Method: 2,022 adolescents aged 13-19 years in Santiago, Chile, participated in the study. Between April and May 2008, they answered a self-report survey that assessed lifetime (history of treatment for depression) and current (psychological or pharmacological treatment) use of MHS, sociodemographic variables, and psychopathology as symptoms of depression, symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, and risk of problematic substance use. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: 16.5% of participants reported lifetime use of MHS due to depression, 9.7% were on current psychological treatment, and 2.7% were on current pharmacological treatment. Among those meeting criteria for a mental health problem, only 14.9% to 18.9% were currently on treatment. Males, younger participants, and those who had immigrants' parents reported lower lifetime use of MHS due to depression. Those with parents with 9 to 12 years of education and who had immigrants' parents reported lower current MHS use. Youth not living with both parents reported higher lifetime and current MHS use. Conclusions: We observe a high treatment gap in those with mental health needs as well as differences in MHS use based on socio-demographic variables. These results may be useful for planning interventions that favor access to and use of MHS, especially in the most disadvantaged groups of adolescents.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.32641/andespediatr.v94i5.4637
dc.identifier.eissn2452-6053
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32641/andespediatr.v94i5.4637
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/91350
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001134372400004
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final688
dc.pagina.inicio681
dc.revistaAndes pediatrica
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectServices Use
dc.subjectMental Health Services
dc.subjectSocial Determinants of Health
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleDisparities in the use of mental health services of adolescents in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen94
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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