Mental health care seeking behavior in Bangladesh: determinants and treatment gaps

Abstract Background The study provides evidence of the existing pattern of mental healthcare-seeking behavior and treatment gaps among the adult population in Bangladesh and identifies the factors associated with mental healthcare-seeking behavior in the country. Methods We used the National Mental...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Rumana Huque, Abul Kalam Azad, Khaleda Islam, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Robed Amin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Mental health Mental healthcare-seeking behavior Treatment gap The logit and probit model Bangladesh
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06813-4

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