African-Americans and comprehensive service use.
This study examined African-Americans' use of comprehensive mental health services. 248 long-term users of self-help agencies (SHAs) were interviewed about their use of 37 different mental health services from various providers in a six-month period. Multiple regression analysis showed that the homeless and African-Americans were the high users in our sample. A subsequent MANOVA procedure suggested that this may be the result of African-Americans' increased use of SHAs. While African-Americans are low service users in traditional studies focusing on a narrow list of services and providers, this research argues for including SHAs in future studies of African-American service use.
Theriot
Matthew T
MT
College of Social Work, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 37996-3333, USA.
Segal
Steven P
SP
Cowsert
Max J
MJ
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D012495:San Francisco; D012657:Self-Help Groups