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Geographic variation in mental health care disparities among racially/ethnically diverse adults with psychiatric disorders.
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Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology . Aug2017, Vol. 52 Issue 8, p939-948. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- <bold>Purpose: </bold>The main purpose of this paper is to examine geographic variation in unmet need for mental health care among racially/ethnically diverse adults with psychiatric disorders in the US.<bold>Methods: </bold>Drawn from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES; 2001-2003), adults with any past year psychiatric disorder diagnosis (n = 3211) from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds were selected for analyses. Using weighted data, descriptive analyses and logistic regression analyses were conducted.<bold>Results: </bold>Two-thirds of the total sample had unmet mental health care need, which differed significantly by race/ethnicity (p < .001). Logistic regression analyses show regional variation of the effect of race/ethnicity in unmet need: after adjusting for covariates, Latinos in the South, Blacks and Latinos in the Midwest, and Latinos and Asians in the West had higher unmet need than non-Hispanic Whites, whereas no significant racial/ethnic effects were found in the Northeast.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Findings suggest that geographic region plays an important role in the sufficient use of mental health services among racial/ethnic minorities. Further research should elucidate reasons for geographic disparities in mental health care among racial/ethnic minority adults to reduce disparities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PATHOLOGICAL psychology
*MEDICAL care
*MENTAL health
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*HEALTH equity
*MENTAL illness treatment
*STATISTICS on Black people
*STATISTICS on minorities
*STATISTICS on Hispanic Americans
*ASIANS
*HEALTH services accessibility
*HEALTH status indicators
*PSYCHOLOGY of Hispanic Americans
*MENTAL health services
*MENTAL illness
*PSYCHOLOGY of Minorities
*POPULATION geography
*RESEARCH funding
*SURVEYS
*WHITE people
*PSYCHOLOGY of Black people
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09337954
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124377063
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-017-1401-1