Preferences for relational style with mental health clinicians: A qualitative comparison of African American, Latino and Non-Latino White patients

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-44

  Mulvaney Day, Norah E ^a   Earl, Tara R ^b   Diaz Linhart, Yaminette ^a   Alegría, Margarita ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ethnography; Mental health services; Multicultural psychology; Preferences

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 78650058151     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20739     Document Type: Article

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