Ethnic populations in public mental health: services choice and level of use

Analysis of data from the management systems of San Francisco and Santa Clara counties (California) reveals ethnic differences among 26,708 public mental health service users. Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans used less emergency and inpatient, but more outpatient, care than whites. Blacks used...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1991-11, Vol.81 (11), p.1429-1434
Hauptverfasser:	Hu, T W, Snowden, L R, Jerrell, J M, Nguyen, T D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Access to Health Care African Americans - statistics & numerical data Asian Americans Asian Americans - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Blacks California Case Management Decision Making Emergency Medical Services Emergency services Emergency Services, Psychiatric - statistics & numerical data Ethnic Groups Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Ethnicity European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Female Health services utilization Hispanic Americans Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data Hospitals, Psychiatric - statistics & numerical data Hospitals, Public - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medical sciences Mental Disorders Mental Health Mental health care Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data Minority & ethnic groups Multivariate Analysis Outpatient Care Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Patients Psychiatric Services Public Health Public Health Administration Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Racial Differences Regression Analysis San Francisco Service Utilization Urban Areas Use Studies User Preferences Whites
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Zusammenfassung:	Analysis of data from the management systems of San Francisco and Santa Clara counties (California) reveals ethnic differences among 26,708 public mental health service users. Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans used less emergency and inpatient, but more outpatient, care than whites. Blacks used more emergency and less outpatient care. (SLD)
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.81.11.1429