title: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men's Use of Mental Health Treatments.
abstract: • Nearly 9% of men (8.5%) had daily feelings of anxiety or depression. Less than one-half of them (41.0%) took medication for these feelings or had recently talked to a mental health professional. • Racial and ethnic differences were observed only for men aged 18-44. • Among men aged 18-44, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men (6.1%) were less likely than non-Hispanic white men (8.5%) to report daily feelings of anxiety or depression. • Among men aged 18-44 who had daily feelings of anxiety or depression, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men (26.4%) were less likely than non-Hispanic white men (45.4%) to have used mental health treatments. • The significant racial and ethnic disparity in treatment utilization was associated with lack of health insurance coverage.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: Tainya C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Blackwell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001007:Anxiety / Q000208:ethnology*; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult