Mental health care among blacks in America: Confronting racism and constructing solutions

Health Services Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 346-355

  Alang, Sirry M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health disparities; mental health services; racism and mental health; unmet need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONAL NEEDS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RACISM; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85060697201     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13115     Document Type: Article

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