Regional Variation of Racial Disparities in Mental Health Service Use Among Older Adults

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Giyeon
dc.contributor.authorParton, Jason M.
dc.contributor.authorDeCoster, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorBryant, Ami N.
dc.contributor.authorFord, Katy L.
dc.contributor.authorParmelee, Patricia A.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Virginia
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:05:11Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:05:11Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Given the paucity of research on the role of geography in mental health care, this study examined whether racial differences in mental health service use varied across geographic regions among older adults. Design and Methods: Drawn from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES), blacks (n = 1,008) and whites (n = 1,870) aged 60 and older were selected for analysis. Logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: Results showed significant racial disparities in mental health service use in the overall sample, as well as significant variation by region. Although no racial differences were observed in the Northeast, West, or Midwest regions, black elders in the South were significantly less likely than whites to use mental health services (odds ratios [OR], 2.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.34-3.23). Implications: The findings suggest that improving the access to mental health care in certain regions, the South in particular, may be essential to reduce racial disparities at the national level. Policy implications are discussed.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationKim, G., Parton, J. M., DeCoster, J., Bryant, A. N., Ford, K. L., & Parmelee, P. A. (2012). Regional Variation of Racial Disparities in Mental Health Service Use Among Older Adults. In The Gerontologist (Vol. 53, Issue 4, pp. 618–626). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gns107
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/geront/gns107
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-2777
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9751-6051
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/10827
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.subjectRacial disparities
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectService use
dc.subjectRegional variation
dc.subjectCOLLABORATIVE PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectNATIONAL COMORBIDITY SURVEY
dc.subjectETHNIC DISPARITIES
dc.subjectAFRICAN-AMERICANS
dc.subjectUNITED-STATES
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectLATINO
dc.subjectWHITES
dc.subjectACCESS
dc.subjectREPLICATION
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.titleRegional Variation of Racial Disparities in Mental Health Service Use Among Older Adultsen_US
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