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Mental Health Care Utilization: How Race, Ethnicity and Veteran Status are Associated with Seeking Help.
- Source :
- Community Mental Health Journal; Feb2016, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p174-179, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- As veterans disproportionately experience higher rates of mental illness than civilians, conflicting results surround the impact of race/ethnicity on treatment utilization. This study utilized the CDC's Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, a random-digit dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized adults. A subset of Texas respondents ( n = 8563) were asked questions related to mental health treatment, stigma, help-seeking attitudes and emotional support. While no differences were found in health care utilization between non-Hispanic white veterans and non-veterans, there were distinct patterns among racial/ethnic minority veterans and non-veterans. Black and Latino non-veterans reported significantly lower health care utilization compared to non-Hispanic white non-veterans. Among veterans, there were no differences in reported utilization rates comparing non-Hispanic whites and Latinos and also non-Hispanic whites and Blacks. Our study adds to the literature by examining health care utilization among a diverse group of veterans by focusing on Veterans Administration (VA) and non-VA services to veterans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00103853
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Community Mental Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112692574
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9964-3