ERIC Number: ED578186
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jun
Pages: 8
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men's Use of Mental Health Treatments. NCHS Data Brief. Number 206
Blumberg, Stephen J.; Clarke, Tainya C.; Blackwell, Debra L.
National Center for Health Statistics
Compared with white Americans, persons of other races in the United States are less likely to have access to and receive needed mental health care (1-4). Few studies, however, have explored such disparities specifically among men. Mental health and treatment have traditionally received less attention for men than women, perhaps because men are less likely than women to report mental health problems and to receive services for these problems (4-7). This report uses nationally representative data on frequency of mental health symptoms and related treatment utilization to compare men of color (that is, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men) with non-Hispanic white men. It also explores whether racial and ethnic disparities differ by age, health insurance coverage status, and income.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Gender Differences, Males, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, Health Behavior, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Access to Health Care, Whites, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Age Differences, Health Insurance, Income, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Drug Therapy, Counseling, National Surveys
National Center for Health Statistics. 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Tel: 800-232-4636; e-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov; Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Health Statistics (DHHS/PHS)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Health Interview Survey
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