title: Racial-ethnic differences in referral source, diagnosis, and length of stay in inpatient substance abuse treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Racial-ethnic differences in referral source, diagnosis, and length of stay in substance abuse treatment were examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from 495 African Americans, 492 Hispanics, and 497 non-Hispanic whites were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hispanics were less likely than whites to be referred by crisis services; African Americans were more likely than other groups to be referred from criminal justice settings. At admission Hispanics and African Americans were more likely to have a drug use disorder, and whites were more likely to have an alcohol use disorder. Both African Americans and Hispanics were more likely than whites to have a cluster B personality disorder diagnosis at discharge. African Americans had longer stays than other groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings could be used to design interventions to reduce disparities in inpatient substance abuse treatment.
authors.affiliation: Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, 319 Peck St., Building 1, New Haven, CT 06513, USA. miriam.delphin@yale.edu
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delphin-Rittmon
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andres-Hyman
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Mona M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data