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Gender, Race-Ethnicity, and Psychosocial Barriers to Mental Health Care: An Examination of Perceptions and Attitudes among Adults Reporting Unmet Need
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Though researchers have described psychosocial barriers to mental health care-seeking, limited research has examined ways in which gender and race-ethnicity are associated with individuals' perceptions and attitudes. This study investigates correlates of psychosocial barriers to mental health care in a population of adults reporting unmet need for mental health care, focusing on gender and race-ethnicity. Data are from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Multivariate analyses show that non-Latino white male status is positively associated with stigma avoidance and mistrust/fear of the mental health care system. Persons of lower income or educational status are less likely to report negative attitudes towards care. Findings imply a need to reconsider the roles of gender race-ethnicity, and socioeconomic status within investigations of psychosocial barriers to care. Future research should examine the relationships among social status, help-seeking behaviors, and attitudes toward mental health care.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ojeda, V. D., & Bergstresser, S. M.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ojeda, Victoria D.
- Venue
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 317-334
- ISSN
- 0022-1465 (ISSN-L)
- 2150-6000
- PMC
- PMC12870749
- OpenAlex
- W1999430234
- Cited by
- 182
- References
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- FWCI
- 10.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5p60md002261-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH019733)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P60-MD-002261)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Keywords
- mental health treatment seeking, unmet mental health needs, gender differences, race and ethnicity, stigma avoidance, socioeconomic status, income, educational attainment, help-seeking, National Survey on Drug Use and Health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Educational Status, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Needs and Demand, Health Surveys, Humans, Income, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, Prejudice, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Social Perception, Multivariate Analysis, Logistic Models, Racial Groups
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