Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of mental health services

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-141

  Dobalian, Aram ^a   Rivers, Patrick A ^b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Depression; Disparities; Ethnic minorities; Latinos; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RACISM; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; TRUST;

EID: 42449107434     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11414-007-9097-8     Document Type: Article

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