Disparities in adequate mental health care for past-year major depressive episodes among Caucasian and Hispanic youths

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1365-1371

  Alexandre, Pierre K ^a   Martins, Silvia S ^a   Richard, Patrick ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

EID: 70350051464     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.10.1365     Document Type: Article

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