Predictors of Seeking Mental Health Treatment in Black Men

Therapy Fears and Expectations About Counseling

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8908641
AutoresErlanger A Turner (0000-0002-1407-0451, Pepperdine University, autor de correspondencia), Courtland Douglas (Howard University), Abdul Haseeb (0000-0003-2455-5054, Pepperdine University)
Año2023
Volumen60
Número2
Páginas385-393
Fecha de publicación2023-09-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCommunity Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789
EditorialSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10597-023-01183-1
PMID37682382
OpenAlexW4386531108
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas41

The current study examined predictors of mental health treatment among Black men while incarcerated. Participants were 76 individuals who identified as Black Americans and were recruited from a correctional setting. Using secondary data analysis (Shaw, L. B., & Morgan, R. D. (2011). Inmate attitudes toward treatment: Mental health service utilization and treatment effects. Law and Human Behavior, 35(4), 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-010-9233-5 .), results indicated that Black men with a mental health diagnosis were more likely than those without a diagnosis to report receiving mental health treatment while incarcerated. Additionally, linear regression analyses indicated that only expectations about treatment (i.e., personal commitment; not therapy fears or history of mental health diagnosis) significantly predicted the current use of mental health treatment. Implications for research and practice are discussed

Mental health · Mental health service · Psychiatry · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology