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'''Mental health care barriers''' are [[treatment barriers]] experienced by people seeking mental health care.
 
'''Mental health care barriers''' are [[treatment barriers]] experienced by people seeking mental health care.
   
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Factors involved can include:
*Fear of treatment such as [[ECT]], needles [[dental pain]] etc.
 
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*Concerns around privacy. eg not wanting to go onto mixed sex wards.
 
 
*Fear of treatment such as effects of [[drug withdrawal]]etc.
 
*Concerns around privacy. eg not wanting people to see them in withdrawal.
 
*Concerns over confidentiality.
 
*Concerns over confidentiality.
 
*Fear of [[stigma]]
 
*Fear of [[stigma]]

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Mental health care barriers are treatment barriers experienced by people seeking mental health care.

Factors involved can include:

  • Fear of treatment such as effects of drug withdrawaletc.
  • Concerns around privacy. eg not wanting people to see them in withdrawal.
  • Concerns over confidentiality.
  • Fear of stigma
  • Fear of other people in the treatment facility
  • Bad previous experience of treatments and or their settings.