Title: 8 Reasons Why People Don’t Get Treatment for Mental Illness | Advocating for Better Mental Health
Headings: 8 Reasons Why People Don’t Get Treatment for Mental Illness
8 Reasons Why People Don’t Get Treatment for Mental Illness
1) Fear and shame
2) Lack of insight
3) Limited awareness
4) Feelings of inadequacy
5) Distrust
6) Hopelessness
7) Unavailability
8) Practical barriers
Addressing the problem
For more on this topic, please see my recent post on overcoming these 8 barriers to treatment.
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Content: Could be a clue there as to why people can't get help. Couldn't possibly be the medical professionals fault
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David Susman Mod Mick Stot • 4 years ago
Mick, we mental health providers certainly are sometimes part of the issue too about why people don't stay in treatment. I'm not looking to assign fault to any particular party. I think the whole system has room for improvement. Thanks for your comment. see more
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Faylinn Byrne • 5 years ago
Growing up, I never allowed my parents to seek mental health help for me. I grew up in the foster system and learned to never trust adults, especially those who had any type of authority. After I was adopted, however, my parents tried to take me to different types of therapists and I would refuse to talk. Now that I am an adult, I have grown to trust more and have even allowed myself to see a psychiatrist when I have felt like discussing the past. It has been very