The results of this study show that women reporting psychological problems, back pain, tiredness In the Lebanese context, mental health problems are not regarded as problems requiring medical attention. Low level of seeking care might also be attributed to social understandings of certain conditions, as well as to perceptions of the severity of the experienced problem. For example, problems of back pain, headaches, and tiredness are perceived as transient conditions that are expected to disappear in a relatively short period of time therefore not perceived as meriting medical advice.