Ethnic differences in mental health service use among White, Chinese, South Asian and South East Asian populations living in Canada

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 866-871

  Tiwari, Suresh K ^a   Wang, Jian Li ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asian immigrants; Ethnic differences; Major depressive episode; Mental health service use; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 55349096155     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0373-6     Document Type: Article

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