Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Service Utilization in the United States, Ontario, and the Netherlands.

The article presents a study that examines mental health service utilization with differing health care systems in Ontario, U.S., and Netherlands. Data came from three similar population-based surveys of adults that assessed DSM-III-R nonpsychotic mental disorders with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. It is noted that the most striking reported cross-national difference was structural, with many more U.S. respondents reporting financial barriers.