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National utilization of mental health services by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
Author(s) -
Matsuoka Jon K.,
Breaux Cynthia,
Ryujin Donald H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199703)25:2<141::aid-jcop3>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - pacific islanders , mental health , asian americans , differential (mechanical device) , geography , demography , gerontology , environmental health , medicine , ethnic group , political science , psychiatry , sociology , population , engineering , law , aerospace engineering
In an effort to ascertain an overall national pattern for the utilization of mental health services by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AA/PI), we statistically analyzed 1986 survey data provided by the National Institute of Mental Health. Analyses focused on overall national utilization rates, along with rates for states with major (100,000 or more), moderate (50,000 to 99,999), and small (less than 50,000) Asian American/Pacific Islander populations. All AA/PI utilization rates were contrasted with those for Euro Americans. Nationally, such contrasts indicate an extensive pattern of differential usage (p's < .0001) with Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders being three times less likely than their Euro American counterparts to use available mental health services. Moreover, with one exception (Colorado), the states show patterns of extensive differential usage reflective of the national trend. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.