Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Decision Points of Mental Health Service Use and Psychotropic Medication Receipt Among Depressed Youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2329319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saijun Zhang (0000-0002-0179-7758, The University of Mississippi, University, USA, corresponding author), Daphne S Cain (The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA), Minli Liao (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 610-635 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Youth & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0044118x19871853 |
| OpenAlex | W2970897553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 59 |
Depression has been increasing rapidly and is prevalent among youth. Inadequate mental health service utilization for youth and relevant racial/ethnic disparities are a growing concern. The current study used a nationally representative database to examine racial/ethnic disparities in youth depression prevalence, mental health services utilization, and psychotropic medication receipt. The sequential examination shows that depressed minority youth (22%-30%) were not only much less likely to use specialty mental health services than depressed Caucasian and multiracial youth (40%-43%, p < .001), they were also much less likely to receive psychotropic medications (22%-30%) than their Caucasian and multiracial counterparts (38%-44%, p = .048 to <.001) when using specialty mental health services. The findings reveal possibly two levels of racial/ethnic disparities at the decision points of accessing specialty mental health services and subsequent treatment methods choice. Implications for mental health policies and practices are also discussed
Depression (economics) · Ethnic group · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Receipt · Specialty · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |