Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, psychological distress, and readiness to utilize a mental health facility
| Autor: | Heller Pl, Farr Wf, Chalfant Hp, David F. Briones, Aguirre-Hauchbaum Sf, Roberts Ae |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Mental Health Services Gerontology Health Behavior Population Ethnic group Social class Affect (psychology) Life Change Events Social support Sex Factors Humans education Socioeconomic status Psychiatric Status Rating Scales education.field_of_study Depression Age Factors Social Support Hispanic or Latino Models Theoretical Patient Acceptance of Health Care Mental health Acculturation Psychiatry and Mental health Social Class Regression Analysis Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Psychiatry. 147:1333-1340 |
| ISSN: | 1535-7228 0002-953X |
| DOI: | 10.1176/ajp.147.10.1333 |
| Popis: | The effects of minority status versus ethnic culture on Mexican-Americans' underutilization of mental health services were reassessed through development and testing of an analytic path model that proposes a sequence of factors, including Mexican-American ethnicity, socioeconomic status, degree of social and institutional support, and depression, which culminate in a person's decision to utilize mental health facilities. The model also predicts that life stress will affect utilization through its influence on depression. Data from 783 subjects generally supported the model's predictions. A multifactorial approach to the causes of mental health problems and utilization behavior in the Mexican-American population is suggested. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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