Journal Article

Barriers to Mental Health Service Use and Predictors of Treatment Drop Out: Racial/Ethnic Variation in a Population-Based Study

Williams, David R, Green, Jennifer Greif, Fukuda, Marie, Fillbrunn Mirko, Vilsaint Corrie, Jackson, James S, Cruz-Gonzalez, Mario, Sadikova Ekaterina, Kessler, Ronald C, Sampson, Nancy A, McLaughlin, Katie A, Alegría Margarita

2020

Overview

This study examines racial/ethnic differences in perceived need for mental health treatment, barriers to treatment receipt, and reasons for dropout. Data are from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Studies, a pooled dataset from three U.S. nationally-representative adult samples. Among respondents with a 12-month psychiatric disorder who received no treatment (N = 1417), Asians and Latinos reported lower perceived need than Blacks and Whites, and Latinos reported the fewest attitudinal barriers. Among those with a 12-month disorder who dropped out of treatment, Asians and Latinos gave more reasons for dropping out. Significant interactions of race/ethnicity with other characteristics identified subpopulations with high unmet need.

• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Asian cultural groups / Asians / Barriers / Behavioral Sciences / Black people / Black white differences / Comorbidity / Departments / Dropout Characteristics / Dropping out / Drug Use / Epidemiology / Ethnic differences / Ethnic groups / Ethnicity / Health Services / Health services utilization / Hispanic Americans / Latin American cultural groups / Mental disorders / Mental health / Mental health care / Mental Health Programs / Mental health services / Minority & ethnic groups / Minority Groups / National Surveys / Patient compliance / Population-based studies / Race / Race relations / Racial differences / Respondents / School Policy / State Surveys / Treatment needs / Whites