Differential referral patterns to ethnic-specific and mainstream mental health programs for four Asian American groups

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-103

  Akutsu, Phillip D ^a   Castillo, Eleanor D ^b   Snowden, Lonnie R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EMQ Children and Family Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Community based organizations; Mental health programs; Professional referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPANESE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33947195895     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.95     Document Type: Article

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