5195.0 Racial disparities in mental health diagnosis and service use

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: 12:30 PM
Oral
This session discusses racial disparities in mental health diagnosis and service use. It covers evidence of disparities in the prevalence of mental illness as well as the use of evidence based practices. It also describes disparities in the pathway through care.
Session Objectives: Discuss how the knowledge of racial and gender disparities in the prevalence of different types of mental illness can be used for the effective policy and program planning. Describe racial/ethnic variation in the use of EBPs. Understand whether mental health care differences by racial/ethnic group exist in initiation of care, intensity and length of treatment, or discontinuation of care.
Moderator:
Kathleen Thomas, PhD

12:30 PM
Racial and Gender Disparities in Mental Illness: An analysis of New Jersey Inpatient Hospital Discharges from 2005 to 2009
Bongguk Jin, Ph D and Nancy Erickson, MSW
12:50 PM
Race/ethnic differences in receipt of evidence based treatment for depression among medicaid enrolled adults in Florida
Marion Ann Becker, PhD, Timothy Boaz, PhD and Ross Andel, PhD
     
1:10 PM
Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care At Each Step in the Episode of Care
Benjamin L. Cook, PhD, Chih-nan Chen, PhD and Thomas McGuire, PhD
     
1:30 PM
Preventive Intervention with Low-income Female Co-survivors of Cancer: Un Abrazo Para La Familia
Catherine Marshall, PhD
     

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Organized by: Mental Health
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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