Race and hospital diagnoses of schizophrenia and mood disorders

Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-83

  Barnes, Arnold ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Mental health disparity; Mood disorders; Schizophrenia; State psychiatric hospitals

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349085241     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/53.1.77     Document Type: Article

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