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The goal of this study was to see if there had been any changes in the paths to psychiatric care, as well as the socio-demographic characteristics that were linked to early help-seeking behaviour among patients with mental illnesses in metropolitan eastern India.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The researchers utilised a cross-sectional study design. A face-to-face interview was used to collect data using the WHO Encounter Form. Using a successive sample technique, patients with various diagnoses of mental illness undergoing Psychiatry outpatient therapy at a tertiary care medical college were included in the study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In terms of gender, ladies (53.3%) were seen to use psychiatric services more than males (46.7%) from an urban or semi-urban background. For dissociative disorders, the median time from onset to first contact with a care provider was 0.1 years; 0.3 years for mood episodes; 0.6 years for anxiety disorders; one year for psychotic disorders; and seven years for Substance Use Disorders (SUD). However, interaction with current psychiatric services took an average of six months for dissociation; 3.5 years for mood disorders; three years for anxiety disorders; six years for psychotic disorders; and a maximum of seventeen years for SUD. Participants in the study who had a family history of mental illness sought care more quickly (OR = 4.3, 95 percent CI 1.19 to 7.11,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03). The fact that 73 percent of patients have a GP or mental health professional as their first point of contact for various mental diseases is good. Higher education status, urban background, dwelling closer to the mental health centre, and having a biological attribution model for psychological illness were the other clinical and demographic characteristics important for quicker paths to mental health treatment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In most cases of psychosis and SUD (substance use disorders), there is still a significant delay in receiving modern psychiatric therapy. The number of initial contacts with Native Healers ha s decreased. The majority of people said mental illness was caused by environmental or biological factors. Education and scientific information regarding mental health have aided the process of seeking treatment, and there should be a provision of training programmes for family physicians and community health professionals to facilitate the process of help-seeking behavior of psychiatric patients in the Indian subcontinent.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_2261_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,19]],"date-time":"2022-10-19T07:34:07Z","timestamp":1666164847000},"page":"5194-5198","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Change in attitude and help-seeking pattern of caregivers and patients with mental disorders in the community - Recent findings from India"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Shirley","family":"Raj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, KIMS, KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 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