TY - JOUR
AU - E. O. Kostelnik
AU - L. M. Howard
AU - J. F. Paulson
A1 - 
AB - To explore the receipt of mental health education, assessment, and referrals, and mental health service use among individuals with vestibular disorders. Patients with vestibular disorders living in the US, Australia, Canada, and the UK were surveyed through social media forums. Questionnaires assessed demographics, anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), depression (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression-10), dizziness (Dizziness Handicap Inventory), and type of professional providing mental health education, assessment, referral, and treatment. The 226 participants were largely White (90%), educated (67% holding an associate's degree or higher) women (88%) with an average age of 45 who self-identified as having chronic vestibular symptoms (78%), as opposed to episodic ones (22%). Fifty-two percent reported never receiving verbal education, written education (69%), mental health assessment (54%), or referral (72%). Participants were more likely to receive mental health treatment in the past if they had received verbal resources and/or referrals from clinicians. The majority of patients with vestibular disorders report that medical professionals have not provided education, mental health assessment, or a mental health referral.
AD - Rooted Behavioral Education, LLC, Marlton, NJ, USA.; Department of Psychology, Augustana University, Madsen Center 131, 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57197, USA. Lindsay.Howard@augie.edu.; Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
AN - 38762705
BT - J Clin Psychol Med Settings
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 1
DA - Mar
DO - 10.1007/s10880-024-10022-8
DP - NLM
ET - 20240518
IS - 1
JF - J Clin Psychol Med Settings
LA - eng
N2 - To explore the receipt of mental health education, assessment, and referrals, and mental health service use among individuals with vestibular disorders. Patients with vestibular disorders living in the US, Australia, Canada, and the UK were surveyed through social media forums. Questionnaires assessed demographics, anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), depression (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression-10), dizziness (Dizziness Handicap Inventory), and type of professional providing mental health education, assessment, referral, and treatment. The 226 participants were largely White (90%), educated (67% holding an associate's degree or higher) women (88%) with an average age of 45 who self-identified as having chronic vestibular symptoms (78%), as opposed to episodic ones (22%). Fifty-two percent reported never receiving verbal education, written education (69%), mental health assessment (54%), or referral (72%). Participants were more likely to receive mental health treatment in the past if they had received verbal resources and/or referrals from clinicians. The majority of patients with vestibular disorders report that medical professionals have not provided education, mental health assessment, or a mental health referral.
PY - 2025
SN - 1068-9583
SP - 163
EP - 173+
ST - Mental Health Education and Utilization Among Patients with Vestibular Disorders
T1 - Mental Health Education and Utilization Among Patients with Vestibular Disorders
T2 - J Clin Psychol Med Settings
TI - Mental Health Education and Utilization Among Patients with Vestibular Disorders
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-024-10022-8
VL - 32
VO - 1068-9583
Y1 - 2025
ER -