Racial distribution of dual-diagnosis clients in public sector mental health and drug treatment settings

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-62

  Alvidrez, Jennifer ^a   Havassy, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual diagnosis; Mental health services; Public sector; Race ethnicity; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHADONE TREATMENT; NEGRO; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ADDICTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC SECTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 17144410029     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0002     Document Type: Article

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