Ethnic Populations in Public Mental Health: Services Choice and Level of Use.

Hu, Teh-Wei; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ437007

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Publication Date: 1991

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Ethnic Populations in Public Mental Health: Services Choice and Level of Use.

Hu, Teh-Wei; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v81 n11 p1429-34 Nov 1991

Analysis of data from the management systems of San Francisco and Santa Clara counties (California) reveals ethnic differences among 26,708 public mental health service users. Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans used less emergency and inpatient, but more outpatient, care than whites. Blacks used more emergency and less outpatient care. (SLD)

Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Asian Americans, Blacks, Decision Making, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Patients, Psychiatric Services, Public Health, Racial Differences, Urban Areas, Use Studies, Whites

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Language: English

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