Racial/ethnic differences in mental health service use among adolescents with major depression

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-170

  Cummings, Janet R ^a   Druss, Benjamin G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; ethnicity; mental health services; race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651504315     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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