Primary Health Care Experiences of Hispanics with Serious Mental Illness: A Mixed-Methods Study

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 724-736

  Cabassa, Leopoldo J ^a,b   Gomes, Arminda P ^a   Meyreles, Quisqueya ^b   Capitelli, Lucia ^b   Younge, Richard ^a   Dragatsi, Dianna ^b,c   Alvarez, Juana ^b   Nicasio, Andel ^b   Druss, Benjamin ^d   Lewis Fernández, Roberto ^b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanics; Mixed methods; Patient centered care; Primary care; Serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RACISM; SELF EFFICACY; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84912041098     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0524-2     Document Type: Article

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