Characteristics of collaborative care in increasing access to mental health service in the Asian community.
This study examined the use of thematic analysis to determine how characteristics of collaborative care facilitate accessibility to mental health services among the Asian community in the United States. This investigation explored characteristics of collaborative care in patient treatment, barriers that prevent the Asian community from utilizing care, and how collaborative settings can facilitate mental health care access in the Asian community. Mental health providers with relevant experiences in collaborative care were recruited through snowball sampling to participate in a telephone interview with the researchers. The results suggested a collectivistic culture, valuing authority, acculturation, language, and stigma as themes of Asian patients as well as key providers (mental and medical health providers), colocation, the physician's leading role, the provider's language, and collaboration among providers as themes for collaborative care. The study suggests that collaborative care's foundational characteristics can promote easier access to mental health care for the Asian community.
Department of Community, Family, and Addiction Services, Texas Tech University.
Jeehee
J
Sung
Nicolle
N
Mayo
Mei-Ju
MJ
Ko
Chandra
C
Lasley
D001213:Asian; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014481:United States