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Publication Date: 2004-Sep-22
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Ethnic Match and Treatment Outcomes for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center Clients.
Gamst, Glenn; Dana, Richard H.; Der-Karabetian, Aghop; Kramer, Terry
Journal of Counseling and Development, v82 n4 p457 Fal 2004
This study investigated the effects of client ethnicity and client-counselor ethnic match on treatment outcomes (i.e., GAF-difference [from the Global Assessment of Functioning Axis V rating of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, American Psychiatric Association, 1994] and client visitation) of 1,946 child and adolescent community mental health center clients. After controlling for 7 other variables, no differences were observed after adjustment among client ethnicities, age groups, or ethnic match on the GAF-difference dependent measure. Ethnically matched African American child and adolescent clients had fewer mental health visits than did their nonmatched counterparts. Implications of these findings are discussed.
American Counseling Association, 5999 Stevenson Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304. Web site: http://www.counseling.org.
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