Ethnic variations in mental health attitudes and service use among low-income African American, Latina, and European American young women
Ethnic variations in mental health attitudes and service use among low-income African American, Latina, and European American young women
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1018759201290
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发表时间：
1999-12-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Alvidrez, J
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作者：
Alvidrez, J
本研究调查了多种族公共护理妇女诊所患者使用心理健康服务的预测因素。在等待诊所预约期间，187 名拉丁裔、非裔美国人和白人女性接受了采访，了解她们对精神疾病和心理健康服务的态度。过去，白人女性比少数族裔女性更有可能进行心理健康检查。有药物滥用问题、家人或朋友使用心理健康服务以及对精神疾病原因的信念都是进行心理健康就诊的预测因素。
This study examines the predictors of mental health service use among patients in an ethnically diverse public-care women's clinic. While waiting for their clinic appointments, 187 Latina, African American, and White women were interviewed about their attitudes towards mental illness and mental health services. White women were much more likely to have made a mental health visit in the past than the ethnic minority women. Having a substance use problem, use of mental health services by family or friends, and beliefs about causes of mental illness were all predictors of making a mental health visit.