Disparities in assessment, treatment, and recommendations for specialty mental health care: patient reports of medical provider behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine perceptions of medical doctor behavior in mental health (MH) utilization disparities.

Data sources

Secondary data analyses of the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication and the National Latino and Asian American Study (2001-2003).

Study design

Sample included non-Hispanic whites (NHWs), blacks, Asians, and Latinos. Dependent variables were patient reports of providers' assessment of and counseling on MH and substance abuse (SA) problems, and recommendation for medications or specialty MH care. The initial sample consisted of 9,100 adults; the final sample included the 3,447 individuals who had been asked about MH and SA problems.

Principal findings

Bivariate analyses indicated that Asians were the least likely to report being assessed, cou

SUBMITTER: Meyer OL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4450928 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature