Young, black, and male in foster care: Relationship of negative social contextual experiences to factors relevant to mental health service delivery

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 721-736

  Scott Jr , Lionel D ^a   Davis, Larry E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Black males; Cultural mistrust; Foster care; Help seeking attitudes; Social contextual experiences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDUCT DISORDER; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MISSOURI; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRUST;

EID: 33748045483     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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