Read each portion of a scenario and answer each set of questions as you go.
Jessica starts to feel sad. The pressures of life are getting too much for her. She feels she is unable to cope but doesn’t know what to let go of. Her sister recommends a great therapist in her area but when Jessica calls it turns out her insurance will not cover this therapist. She calls several therapists in her network but they are all booked out for several weeks. This is a problem with:
Stigma
[correct]Access
Service gaps
Fragmentation
Angel starts to feel sad. The pressures of life are getting too much for her. She feels she is unable to cope but doesn’t know what to let go of. Her sister tells her to stop being weak. She recommends praying harder and promises to pray harder for her as well. This is a problem with:
[correct]Stigma
Access
Service gaps
Fragmentation
Jessica gets in to see the therapist. After several sessions, the therapist recommends Jessica get an evaluation for anti-depressants. Jessica asks if someone there can help. The therapist tells her that they don’t do medication management. Jessica has to seek a psychiatrist on her own and wait for another appointment. This is a problem with:
Stigma
Access
Service gaps
[correct]Fragmentation
Angel ends up in the hospital after having a panic attack which she thought was a heart attack. The emergency room doctor tells her she has anxiety and she needs to follow-up with her primary care physician. Angel doesn’t have one so she ignores the advice. Until she ends up in the hospital again. This time she asks for a referral. This is a problem with:
Stigma
[correct]Access
Service gaps
[correct]Fragmentation
Jessica is interested in learning more about a technique for trauma she has read about. She asks her therapist and psychiatrist about it but neither have any experience with it or know if it is available locally. This is a problem with:
[correct]Stigma
Access
[correct]Service gaps
[correct]Fragmentation
Angel is recommended to try mindfulness training to reduce her anxiety. In her area of Minneapolis there is no place to get this type of training. She would have to drive more than 30 minutes each way to attend a class. This is a problem with: