title: [Need for psychosocial counseling--a comparison of women and men in East and West Germany].
abstract: The increasing use of psychosocial medical care by women has resulted in a wider range of counselling facilities for specific problems concerning women over the last few years. According to our survey including the population of both Western and Eastern Germany, however, there is no evidence that women have a greater need for counselling activities than men. Needs for counselling are more freely admitted by women than by men; counselling needs for so-called "women's problems" are more commonly observed in Eastern Germany, whereas male oriented problems predominate in Western Germany. The highest need for counselling exists in the field of "Health" and "Social Security".
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003376:Counseling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Psychosozialer Beratungsbedarf--Ein Vergleich von Frauen und Männern im Osten und Westen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.