Religiosity and Mental Health Service Utilization Among African-Americans
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Exploring the impact of race on mental health service utilization among african americans and whites with severe mental illness.
BACKGROUND Disparities among African Americans and Whites with severe mental illness have been identified in numerous studies. Yet it remains unknown if disparities are associated with race or other vulnerabilities common to this population. OBJECTIVES This study used the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to examine mental health service utilization among 155 African Americans and W...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-3018
DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000334