Fig. 3

Distribution of expressed reasons for not initiating a MSPC in civilians n = 296 (ESPA 13 November Study). not needed: ‘It was offered to you but you did not feel the need’, mentioned in ‘Other reasons’. not proposed: ‘It was not offered to you’. not the moment: ‘You did not want to talk about it/it was not the right time to talk about it’. lack of info: ‘You did not know it was possible’, ‘You did not know where to go to receive psychological care’. finances: ‘Financial cost’. psychological reasons: ‘You did not want to talk about it/it was not the right time to talk about it’, ‘You had a negative experience of a former contact with a mental health professional’, ‘Other reasons: previous perceived unprofessional conduct of a doctor, feeling you did not deserve treatment, wanting to cope without treatment. felt inhibited to initiate. practical reasons: ‘The arrangements offered did not suit you’, ‘You did not find a professional available’, and ‘Other reasons: ‘ geographical distance’, ‘difficulties leaving apartment/house’’, ‘going to treatment has become complicated because of a change in job/work’. scheduled: when mentioned in ‘Other reasons, please specify’