TY - JOUR
T1 - Asian Americans and mental health services
T2 - A study of utilization patterns in the 1990s
AU - Chen, Sheying
AU - Sullivan, Ning Yang
AU - Lu, Yuhwa Eva
AU - Shibusawa, Tazuko
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2003/11/21
Y1 - 2003/11/21
N2 - Research in the 1970s and 1980s revealed that Asian Americans, compared with other ethnic groups, tended to under-utilize mental health services. This article is aimed at adding new information to the literature by examining data from the 1990s. The raw data comprised 97, 212 total admissions representing 45, 774 total individuals utilizing mental health services during a four-year period in San Diego County, California. By comparing our findings with previous research cases on utilization patterns of mental health services, new evidence is found about Asian Americans in terms of their (1) underrepresentation in mental health services, (2) presentation of more severe symptoms than those of other racial/ethnic groups when first seen at clinics, (3) lower dropout rates and higher average lengths of stay than other racial/ethnic groups, and (4) higher percentages of using day treatment and outpatient programs but lower percentage of using inpatient programs.
AB - Research in the 1970s and 1980s revealed that Asian Americans, compared with other ethnic groups, tended to under-utilize mental health services. This article is aimed at adding new information to the literature by examining data from the 1990s. The raw data comprised 97, 212 total admissions representing 45, 774 total individuals utilizing mental health services during a four-year period in San Diego County, California. By comparing our findings with previous research cases on utilization patterns of mental health services, new evidence is found about Asian Americans in terms of their (1) underrepresentation in mental health services, (2) presentation of more severe symptoms than those of other racial/ethnic groups when first seen at clinics, (3) lower dropout rates and higher average lengths of stay than other racial/ethnic groups, and (4) higher percentages of using day treatment and outpatient programs but lower percentage of using inpatient programs.
KW - Asian American patients
KW - Ethnic differences
KW - Mental health services
KW - San Diego County
KW - Utilization patterns
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U2 - 10.1300/J051v12n02_02
DO - 10.1300/J051v12n02_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33749353700
SN - 1531-3204
VL - 12
SP - 19
EP - 42
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
IS - 2
ER -