title: Racial-Ethnic Variation in Mental Health Service Utilization Among People with a Major Affective Disorder and a Criminal History.
abstract: Using a nationally representative sample, this study examined the extent to which the utilization of various mental health services was associated with racial-ethnic identity among people with major affective disorders who have a criminal history. Approximately 33.7 % of the sample received any type of mental health services in a given year. Multivariate models indicated that married Blacks and Latinos were less likely to use specialty mental health care than their white counterparts. To provide equitable mental health treatment for vulnerable subgroups of this population, mental health professionals should account for the heterogeneity of mental health care in diverse cultural contexts.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, Soongsil University, 369 Sangdo-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, 156-743, Korea. slee90@ssu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Sungkyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66044, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matejkowski
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York, 135 Western Avenue, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
authors.forename: Woojae
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Affective disorder; Criminal history; Mental health disparity; Mental health service use