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- Title
Examining Latino Differences in Mental Healthcare Use: The Roles of Acculturation and Attitudes Towards Healthcare.
- Authors
Berdahl, Terceira A.; Stone, Rosalie A. Torres
- Abstract
Latinos are less likely to use mental health services compared to non-Latino whites, but little research has examined the relative contribution of acculturation and attitudes towards healthcare. In the current study, we analyze data from a nationally representative sample of Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans and non-Latino whites from the 2002–2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ( n = 30,234). Findings show different utilization patterns in use of specialty, non-specialty, and any type of mental healthcare across the three Latino subgroups. The predictive efficacy of acculturation variables on ethnic group differences varies by subgroup. Self-reliant attitudes towards healthcare are associated with lower use, but these attitudes do not explain the ethnic gaps in use.
- Subjects
MENTAL health services; ACCULTURATION; HISPANIC Americans; ATTITUDE (Psychology); MEDICAL care surveys
- Publication
Community Mental Health Journal, 2009, Vol 45, Issue 5, p393
- ISSN
0010-3853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10597-009-9231-6