Effect of Discrimination on Mental Health Service Utilization Among Chinese Americans

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dc.contributor.authorSpencer, Michael S
dc.contributor.authorChen, Juan
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:20Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:20Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We examined the association between discrimination and mental health service use among a representative sample of Chinese Americans. Methods. Our data were derived from the 2-wave Chinese American Psychiatric Epidemiological Survey, a strata-cluster survey conducted in 1993 and 1994 in a western American city. Results. Language-based discrimination was associated with higher levels of use of informal services and seeking help from friends and relatives for emotional problems. Negative attitudes toward professional mental health services were associated with greater use of informal services. Conclusions. The findings suggest that language-based discrimination influences patterns of mental health service use among Chinese Americans, implications for service providers and policymakers are discussed.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.5.809
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/rahz-hmkn
dc.identifier.citationSpencer, Michael S and Chen, Juan (2004) Effect of Discrimination on Mental Health Service Utilization Among Chinese Americans. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (5). pp. 809-814.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 450
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22548
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectservice
dc.subjectdiscrimination
dc.subjectMental Health Service
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectChinese Americans
dc.titleEffect of Discrimination on Mental Health Service Utilization Among Chinese Americans
dc.typeArticle

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