ArticleAmerican journal of public health2007
Use of mental health services and subjective satisfaction with treatment among Black Caribbean immigrants: results from the National Survey of American Life.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The mental health and wellbeing of first generation migrants: a systematic-narrative review of reviews.Globalization and health · 2016Pooled it
- Mental Health Service Use Among Immigrants in the United States: A Systematic Review.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2016Pooled it
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- Psychological Distress among Black Immigrants by Region of Birth.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.International journal of mental health systems · 2022Article
- Mental Health Literacy: a Critical Target for Narrowing Racial Disparities in Behavioral Health.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2021Article
- Reducing mental health disparities by increasing the personal relevance of interventions.The American psychologist · 2021Article
- Lifetime and Twelve-Month Prevalence, Persistence, and Unmet Treatment Needs of Mood, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders in African American and U.S. versus Foreign-Born Caribbean Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Trauma Education and Stigma Reduction in Global Settings: An Evaluation of the Impact of a One-Day Trauma Psychoeducation Workshop with Community Stakeholders in the Caribbean Nation of Saint Lucia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Depression Treatment Status of Economically Disadvantaged African American Older Adults.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Mental health care treatment seeking among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks: what is the role of religiosity/spirituality?Aging & mental health · 2019Article
- Psychological Therapy in Secondary Mental Health Care: Access and Outcomes by Ethnic Group.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2019Article
- The Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Immigrant and Refugee Physical and Mental Health.Advances in medical sociology · 2019Article
- Duvalier Regime in Haiti and Immigrant Health in the United States.Annals of global health · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined the use rates and correlates of formal psychiatric services among the US-born and immigrant Caribbean Black population.
methodsWe compared overall mental health service use in samples of Caribbean Blacks and African Americans and examined the within-sample ethnic variation among Caribbean Blacks, including for ethnic origin (Spanish Caribbean, Haiti, and English Caribbean), nativity status (those born in or outside the United States), number of years spent living in the United States, age at the time of immigration, and generational status.
resultsAfrican Americans and Caribbean Blacks used formal mental health care services at relatively low rates. Among Caribbean Blacks, generational status and nativity showed the greatest effects on rates of reported use, satisfaction, and perceived helpfulness. Of those study participants who met the criteria for disorders as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, about one third used formal mental health care services. The US-born subjects were more likely to receive care than were first-generation immigrants.
conclusionsOur study underscores the importance of ethnicity, immigration, and migration-related factors, within racial categorization, as it pertains to the use of mental health services in the United States. Our findings suggest that timing of migration and generational status of Caribbean Black immigrants and ancestry groups contribute to important differences in rates and sources of use, relative satisfaction, and perception of helpfulness, with regard to formal mental health services.
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