No utilization without subjective need – a mixed-methods study on guideline-compliant mental health care for individuals with depressive symptoms
Anna Katharina Reinhold, Elena Brushinski, Anna Levke Brütt · 2026
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Anna Katharina Reinhold, Elena Brushinski, and Anna Levke Brütt study why depressed people skip care in this 2026 study. Care guides judge need by diagnosis, yet people act on felt need. The team paired survey data from hundreds of adults with later interviews of a smaller group.
Felt need proved a strong driver of seeking help. Almost no one sought care without feeling a need for it. A yes-or-no split of felt need proved too crude, so the team built a six-type map of it. Matching care to the felt-need type, they argue, could close gaps between guides and real behavior.
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| CREATOR | Anna Katharina Reinhold, Elena Brushinski, Anna Levke Brütt |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 83 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |