Reasons for not using mental health services (Mental Health Survey)
National Center for Mental Health (MOHW)Period as of 2021-12-31Retrieved 2026-11-09
Why respondents with alcohol use disorder, nicotine use disorder, depressive disorder or anxiety disorder did not use mental health services — from the 2021 National Mental Health Survey.
As of as of 2021-12-31, Share answering "yes" (%): highest 문항 is I thought I could solve it myself (90.3%), lowest is Previous treatment did not help much (8%).
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| 문항 | Share answering "yes" (%) |
|---|---|
| I thought I had no mental illness | 87.3 |
| I thought I could solve it myself | 90.3 |
| I thought it would get better on its own | 77.7 |
| It did not bother me much | 62.7 |
| It got better on its own | 73.1 |
| Worried what others would think | 43.2 |
| Did not think treatment would help | 25.4 |
| Did not know where to go | 16.4 |
| Worried about the cost | 13.4 |
| Could not go due to distance, transport, children etc. | 9.8 |
| Previous treatment did not help much | 8 |
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National Center for Mental Health (MOHW). (2026). 정신건강서비스 미이용 사유(정신건강 실태조사) (as of 2021-12-31) [Reasons for not using mental health services (Mental Health Survey)] [Data set]. Public Data Portal (Korea). Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://www.data.go.kr/data/15168600/fileData.do
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보건복지부 국립정신건강센터에서 2021년 실시한 정신건강실태조사의 일환으로, 응답자가 알코올 사용장애, 니코틴 사용장애, 우울장애, 불안장애 중 어느 하나라도 해당되는 경우 정신건강서비스를 이용하지 않은 이유를 조사한 통계자료입니다. 정신건강 문제에 대한 인식, 스스로 해결할 수 있다는 생각, 자연적인 호전에 대한 기대, 치료에 대한 인식, 치료비 부담, 의료기관 접근성 등 정신건강서비스를 이용하지 않은 다양한 이유에 대한 응답 결과를 제공합니다.
- Source updated: 2026-10-14
- Reference date: 2021-12-31
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