Mental health service use by African American women: exploration of subpopulation differences.
Mental health service use by African American women: exploration of subpopulation differences.
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DOI：
10.1037/1099-9809.7.1.75
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发表时间：
2001-02-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Hughes, T L
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作者：
Matthews, A K;Hughes, T L
关注精神卫生服务使用的研究一直将非裔美国妇女视为同质人群，很少有研究亚组差异。然而，在生活方式、压力源、支持资源的类型和可用性、社会互动和冒险行为方面，群体内部和群体之间都存在重要差异。本研究探讨了非裔美国女同性恋妇女和异性恋妇女的匹配样本的心理健康服务的使用率和模式。结果表明，与使用的服务相关的因素的相似性和差异。尽管有大量的情绪困扰的证据，相对较少的非洲裔美国女同性恋和异性恋妇女报告目前使用的心理健康服务。这些发现与过去关于非裔美国异性恋妇女的报告一致，但与其他发表的关于女同性恋者使用治疗的报告不同。这项研究的结果，包括女同性恋者和异性恋妇女在过去使用的治疗和心理健康提供者的偏好之间的明显差异，对服务的提供有重要的影响。
Studies focusing on mental health service use have consistently viewed African American women as a homogeneous population, and very few studies have examined subgroup differences. However, important differences exist both within and between groups in lifestyle, stressors, type and availability of support resources, societal interactions, and risk-taking behaviors. This study examined rates and patterns of mental health service use by African American lesbian women and a matched sample of heterosexual women. Results suggest both similarities and differences in factors associated with use of services. Despite evidence of substantial emotional distress, relatively few African American lesbian and heterosexual women reported current use of mental health services. These findings are consistent with past reports on African American heterosexual women but differ from other published reports on lesbians' use of therapy. Findings from this study, including clear differences between lesbians and heterosexual women in past use of therapy and preferences for mental health providers, have important implications for service provision.