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Time-to-treatment of mental disorders in a community sample of Dutch adolescents. A TRAILS study

Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 2017-04, Vol.26 (2), p.177-188 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 ;Cambridge University Press 2016 2016 Cambridge University Press ;ISSN: 2045-7960 ;EISSN: 2045-7979 ;DOI: 10.1017/S2045796016000226 ;PMID: 27075651

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    Time-to-treatment of mental disorders in a community sample of Dutch adolescents. A TRAILS study
  • Author: Raven, D. ; Jörg, F. ; Visser, E. ; Oldehinkel, A. J. ; Schoevers, R. A.
  • Subjects: Adolescent ; Age of Onset ; Delayed Diagnosis ; Female ; Health Services Research ; Humans ; Male ; Mental disorders ; Mental Disorders - epidemiology ; Mental Disorders - psychology ; Mental Disorders - therapy ; Mental Health ; Mental health care ; Mood Disorders - epidemiology ; Mood Disorders - psychology ; Mood Disorders - therapy ; Netherlands - epidemiology ; Original ; Original Articles ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care ; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology ; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology ; Substance-Related Disorders - therapy ; Survival Analysis ; Teenagers ; Time-to-Treatment ; Timing issues ; Young Adult
  • Is Part Of: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 2017-04, Vol.26 (2), p.177-188
  • Description: Timely recognition and treatment of mental disorders with an onset in childhood and adolescence is paramount, as these are characterized by greater severity and longer persistence than disorders with an onset in adulthood. Studies examining time-to-treatment, also referred to as treatment delay, duration of untreated illness or latency to treatment, and defined as the time between disorder onset and initial treatment contact, are sparse and all based on adult samples. The aim of this study was to describe time-to-treatment and its correlates for any health care professional (any care) and secondary mental health care (secondary care), for a broad range of mental disorders, in adolescents. Data from the Dutch community-based cohort study TRacking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey (TRAILS; N = 2230) were used. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was administered to assess DSM-IV disorders, the age of onset, and the age of initial treatment contact with any health care professional in 1584 adolescents of 18-20 years old. In total 43% of the adolescents (n = 675) were diagnosed with a lifetime DSM-IV disorder. The age of initial treatment contact with secondary care was based on administrative records from 321 adolescents without a disorder onset before the age of 10. Descriptive statistics, cumulative lifetime probability plots, and Cox regression analyses were used analyze time-to-treatment. The proportion of adolescents who reported lifetime treatment contact with any care varied from 15% for alcohol dependence to 82% for dysthymia. Regarding secondary care, proportions of lifetime treatment contact were lower for mood disorders and higher for substance dependence. Time-to-treatment for any care varied considerably between and within diagnostic classes. The probability of lifetime treatment contact for mood disorders was above 90%, whereas for other mental disorders this was substantially lower. An earlier age of onset predicted a longer, and the presence of a co-morbid mood disorder predicted a shorter time-to-treatment in general. Disorder severity predicted a shorter time-to-treatment for any care, but not for secondary care. Time-to-treatment for secondary care was shorter for adolescents from low and middle socioeconomic background than for adolescents from a high socioeconomic background. Although the time-to-treatment was shorter for adolescents than for adults, it was still substantial, and the overall patterns were remarkably similar to those found in adults. Efforts to reduce time-to-treatment should therefore be aimed at children and adolescents. Future research should address mechanisms underlying time-to-treatment and its consequences for early-onset disorders in particular.
  • Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
  • Language: English;Italian
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2045-7960
    EISSN: 2045-7979
    DOI: 10.1017/S2045796016000226
    PMID: 27075651
  • Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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