title: Disparities in mental health care among HIV-infected youth.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Untreated psychiatric illness is detrimental to the health and well-being of HIV-infected youth. This study examines the relationships between social and demographic variables and the rates of psychiatric treatment among HIV-infected youth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyses are from a cross-sectional survey of 1706 HIV-infected youth (13-26 years) in care at treatment sites or affiliates of the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions from 2010 to 2011. Among the youth who reported recent significant mental health symptoms, comparisons on demographic variables (including race, ethnicity, language spoken, level of education, sexual orientation, and household income) were made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychiatrically symptomatic black youth were significantly less likely than symptomatic nonblack peers to receive mental health care (37.4% versus 48.6%) and psychiatric medications (19.3% versus 26.9%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Care providers should be alerted to the potential disparities in mental health care treatment that exist for black youth living with HIV.
authors.affiliation: Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Whiteley
authors.forename: Larry K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swenson
authors.forename: Bill G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kapogiannis
authors.forename: Gary W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: African American; HIV; disparities; mental health care; psychiatric medication