Differences in the provision of mental health services by race.
A study of a newly mandated crisis clinic still shows the signs of a different quality of service offered to Third World clients. Black men in the present study had difficulty in obtaining the most needed and most preferred services. Reasons for the disparity in services appear to be institutional.
D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012923:Social Class; D012938:Social Perception