Racial/ethnic differences in attitudes toward seeking professional mental health services

C.C. Diala, C. Muntaner, C. Walrath, K. Nickerson, T. Laveist and P. Leaf

American Journal of Public Health, 2001, vol. 91, issue 5, 805-807

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined racial/ethnic differences in attitudes toward seeking mental health services. Methods. Data from the National Comorbidity Survey, which administered a structured diagnostic interview to a representative sample of the US population (N = 8098), were analyzed. Multiple logistic regression was used, and data were stratified by need for mental health services. Results. African Americans with depression were more likely than Whites with depresslon to "definitely go" (odds ratio [OR] = 1.8. P

Date: 2001
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