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Factors Affecting Mental Health Service Utilization Among Latinos and Asians

Chang, Ching-Wen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428066232

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Social Welfare.
Guided by the Behavioral Model of Health Service Utilization, this study examined predisposing, enabling, and need factors affecting the use of mental health services, the number of visits to mental health service providers and dropouts from mental health services among Latinos and Asians residing in the United States. This is a secondary analysis utilizing data from the National Latino and Asian American Study. Seven hundred eighty-eight Latinos and 392 Asians with mental illness were included in this study. Logistic regression and OLS Multiple regression analyses were conducted. Results indicate that being younger, having health insurance, having self-perceived need for mental health services, having mental health service need perceived by others, and a greater number of probable psychiatric disorders were associated with the use of mental health services among Latinos with mental illness. Among Asians with mental illness, being younger and having self-perceived need for mental health services were related to the use of mental health services. Among both Latino and Asian mental health service users, having self-perceived need for mental health services was related to a greater number of visits to service providers in a 12 month period. Among Latino mental health service users, being younger, not having health insurance, and having a lower level of family cohesion were associated with dropouts from mental health services. Among Asian mental health service users, being younger, having better English proficiency, and a greater number of probable psychiatric disorders were related to dropouts from mental health services. The findings suggest that education is needed to help Latinos and Asians recognize the need for mental health services. In addition, policies are needed to make insurance available for Latinos and to help uninsured Latinos access mental health services.
David Biegel (Committee Chair)
Meeyoung Oh Min (Committee Member)
Martha Sajatovic (Committee Member)
Mark Singer (Committee Member)
207 p.
Social Work
mental health service utilization; Latinos; Asians

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  • Chang, C.-W. (2015). Factors Affecting Mental Health Service Utilization Among Latinos and Asians [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428066232

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chang, Ching-Wen. Factors Affecting Mental Health Service Utilization Among Latinos and Asians. 2015. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428066232.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chang, Ching-Wen. "Factors Affecting Mental Health Service Utilization Among Latinos and Asians." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1428066232

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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