People Ordered into Mental Health Care Less Likely to See It as Helpful

A new study finds that people who independently seek mental health care are more likely to rate their treatment as effective, compared to those ordered into care.

Researchers from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania looked at data from the 2010-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to better understand how individuals enter mental health care — via individual choice or coercion — and whether or not that path is associated with how the patient perceives the care.

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