Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Mental Health Care Utilization of Fifth Grade Children

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-96

  Coker, Tumaini R ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^a   Kataoka, Sheryl ^a   Schwebel, David C ^a   Mrug, Sylvie ^a   Grunbaum, Jo Anne ^a   Cuccaro, Paula ^a   Peskin, Melissa F ^a   Schuster, Mark A ^a  

^a MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health; racial ethnic disparities; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEGRO; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61949238420     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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