Sex differences in professional help seeking among adult black Americans.
This paper provides baseline data on sex differences in the use of professional help for serious personal problems in a nationally representative sample of adult black Americans. Bivariate analyses revealed that women had higher levels of psychological distress and were significantly more likely to seek professional help than were men. They were also more likely to utilize physicians and social service agencies. The relationship of gender to these help resources remained significant even when the effects of problem severity and differential problem definition were taken into account. Controlling for income, however, eliminated the sex difference for social services use but not for physician use.
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States