Barriers to mental health care access in an African American population.
Barriers to mental health care access in an African American population.
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DOI：
10.1080/01612840305281
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发表时间：
2003-04-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Brown-Piper, Ada
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作者：
Hines-Martin, Vicki;Malone, Mary;Brown-Piper, Ada
重点一直放在理解美国少数族裔群体中存在的心理健康差异上。在考察服务获取情况时，差异尤为重要。本文报告了一项由美国国立护理研究院（NINR）资助的定性研究的结果，该研究考察了非洲裔美国低收入人群使用心理健康护理服务的障碍。障碍在三个层面被确定——个人层面、环境层面和制度层面。在这些层面中确定了14个障碍类别，其中有三个类别在大多数参与者中都很常见。所确定的类别为深入了解这一人群寻求服务的过程提供了视角，并为未来的研究提供了方向。
Emphasis has been placed on understanding the mental health disparities that exist within minority populations in the United States. Disparities are of particular importance when examining access to services. This paper reports findings from a NINR-funded qualitative study that examined the barriers to mental health care service use in an African American low-income population. Barriers were identified at three levels--Individual, Environmental, and Institutional. Fourteen barrier categories were identified within those levels with three categories common to the majority of participants. The identified categories provide insight into the process of seeking services within this population and provide direction for future investigation.