Mental Health Service Use Among Immigrants in the United States: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Immigrants face stressors unique to the experience of migration that may exacerbate or cause mental health problems but access care at rates far below the general population, leaving them at risk of untreated mental health conditions. This review synthesizes current findings on mental health service utilization among immigrants to inform future research efforts addressing disparities in access to care.

Methods

A systematic literature search of seven databases yielded 62 articles that met inclusion criteria: peer-reviewed reports of empirical studies based in the United States with an explicit focus on immigrant mental health service use. Each article was evaluated, and information was extracted by using a structured abstracting form.

Results

Studies have sho

SUBMITTER: Derr AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5122453 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature