Mental health service use and ethnicity: An analysis of service use and time to access treatment by South East Asian-, Middle Eastern-, and Australian-born patients within Sydney, Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanna Logan ◽  
David Rouen ◽  
Renate Wagner ◽  
Zachary Steel ◽  
Caroline Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Sydney Australia

Barriers to mental health service use in Asian American and European American college students.

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina B. Gee ◽  
Gagan S. Khera ◽  
Alyssa T. Poblete ◽  
Barunie Kim ◽  
Syeda Y. Buchwach
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
European American

ON SUITABLE MODEL SELECTION APPROACH FOR ANALYSIS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE DATA

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-222
Author(s):  
DULAL K. BHAUMIK ◽  
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SUBHASH ARYAL ◽  
SCOTT HUR ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Model Selection ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Suitable Model ◽  
Model Selection Approach ◽  
Selection Approach

scholarly journals Higher Rates of Untreated Distress in Older Versus Younger Adults With Indolent Lymphoma

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 466-466
Author(s):  
Kelly Trevino ◽  
Peter Martin ◽  
John Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Younger Adults

Abstract Indolent lymphomas are incurable but slow-growing cancers, resulting in a large number of older adults living with these diseases. Patients typically live with their illness for years with the knowledge that disease progression is likely. Yet, little is known about psychological distress in this population. This study examined rates of and the relationship between distress and mental health service use in older and younger adults with indolent lymphomas. Adult patients diagnosed with an indolent lymphoma (e.g., follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma) within the past six months completed self-report surveys of distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS) and mental health service use since the cancer diagnosis (yes/no). Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and chi-square analyses were used to examine study questions. The sample (n=84) included 35 patients 65 years or older. Across the entire sample, 21.4% screened positive for distress on the HADS; 58.8% of these patients did not receive mental health services. Older adults reported lower distress levels than younger adults (17.1% v. 24.5%; p=.038). Among younger adults, 50% of distressed patients received mental health services; only 20% of distressed older adults received mental health services. Distress was associated with mental health service use in younger adults (p=.004) but not in older adults (p=.17). Older adults with indolent lymphomas have higher levels of untreated distress than younger adults. Research on the mechanisms underlying these age differences (e.g., stigma toward mental health services, ageism) would inform interventions to increase rates of mental health service use and reduce care disparities due to age.

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