An assessment of a community's mental health needs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11054842 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex Zautra (Department of Psychology Arizona State University 85281 Tempe Arizona, corresponding author), Lynn Stanley Simons (Granite Community Mental Health Center Salt Lake City Utah) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 351-362 |
| Publication date | 1978-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00885526 |
| PMID | 696697 |
| OpenAlex | W2031689105 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 8 |
This study tested the potential utility of social indicators and survey data in the prediction of community mental health sevice utilization and construction of a model of community need. The results showed that both kinds of data are strongly associated with rates of usage across census tracts within the community. The social indicator data appeared to describe the social forces acting with various segments of the community. The strength of these forces were unevenly distributed, and disadvantaged areas were most likely to have higher rates of mental health center utilization rates, although to a lesser extent than the social indicators. The two sets of data were highly convergent and both were seen as useful to planning of mental health sevices. The social indicators appeared to identify best where to look in the community for high‐risk populations, while the survey data showed what to look for as mental health problems for the people of a given locale
Census · Environmental health · General Social Survey · Health psychology · Mental health · Multivariate statistics · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Statistics · Survey data collection · Survey methodology · Univariate · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 1999 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |