Racial differences in the utilization of public mental health services in Washington State
| Autor: | Mary E. McGann, Jenifer Ehreth, Charles Maynard, Gary B. Cox, Paul D. Peterson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male Washington Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Health informatics Health administration State (polity) Service utilization Ethnicity Odds Ratio medicine Humans Aged media_common business.industry Health Policy Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Mental health Community Mental Health Services Psychiatry and Mental health Management information systems Socioeconomic Factors Multivariate Analysis Linear Models Female Racial differences Pshychiatric Mental Health business |
| Zdroj: | Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 24:411-424 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3289 0894-587X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02042723 |
| Popis: | This study analyzed racial differences in the use of public outpatient mental health services in four regions of Washington State. Patients in this study were enrolled in the state's mental health management information system, which contains detailed information about patient characteristics and service utilization. There were distinct racial differences with respect to baseline characteristics, and even after adjusting for these characteristics and region of the state as well, racial differences in the type and amount of services used persisted. In particular, African-Americans were more likely to use crisis services and were less likely to use individual or group treatment. This previously reported finding requires further exploration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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