Mental health services for African Americans: A cultural/racial perspective

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-18

  Dana, Richard H ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cultural self; Cultural racial identity; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036148364     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.8.1.3     Document Type: Review

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