Mental Health Treatment Barriers Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Versus White Young Adults 6 Months After Intake at a College Counseling Center

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 291-298

  Miranda, Regina ^a   Soffer, Ariella ^a   Polanco Roman, Lillian ^b   Wheeler, Alyssa ^a   Moore, Alyssa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; counseling; depression; mental health treatment barriers; suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84931563851     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2015.1015024     Document Type: Article

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