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August 20, 2025PLOS mental health.Open Access

Disparities in mental health service utilization among adolescents with depression: Results from a 2022 U.S. National Survey

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STSu Chen TanKHKatherine HuntBSBrittany A. Shelton

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Multivariate analysis reveals significant disparities in treatment in adolescents, indicating barriers amid COVID-19.

Key Points

  • Only 47.5% of adolescents with major depressive episode received treatment in the past year, highlighting a crucial gap in care.
  • The analysis indicated that rural adolescents had 36% lower odds of receiving mental health specialist treatment compared to urban peers.
  • Utilizing multivariate logistic regression, the study examined factors influencing mental health service usage among diverse adolescent groups.
  • Strategies to address the unfair treatment disparity among marginalized adolescents are urgently needed, especially in rural areas.

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Tan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af751a7567bf4f94fee41ehttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000388
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