Cultural differences in access to care

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 143-166

  Snowden, Lonnie R ^a   Yamada, Ann Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Culture and mental health; Mental health services; Minority mental health; Treatment access

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSURANCE; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STIGMA; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744933433     PISSN: 15485943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.1.102803.143846     Document Type: Review

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