Ethnic and gender differences in help seeking for substance disorders among Black Americans
dc.contributor.author | Redmond, Michelle L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Watkins, Daphne C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Broman, Clifford L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abelson, Jamie M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Neighbors, Harold W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-08T18:36:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-08T18:36:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, vol. 4, no.2, 2017, pp. 308–316 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2197-3792 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/164713 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper uses the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) to examine within group differences regarding help-seeking for substance disorders among a US sample of African American and Caribbean Black men and women. We examined ethnic and gender differences in the type of providers sought for substance disorder treatment, as well as reasons for avoiding treatment. Results indicate that overall, few ethnic differences exist; however, African Americans are more likely than Caribbean Blacks to seek help from human service professionals (including a religious or spiritual advisor) and from informal sources of treatment such as self-help groups. Black men with a substance disorder were more likely to see a psychiatrist than Black women. Findings regarding reasons for avoiding treatment suggest that there may be a need to provide better education about the utility of substance disorder treatment, even before problems reach a high level of severity. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The National Institute on Drug Abuse training grant #T32DA007267 | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The National Institute of Mental Health training grant #T32 MH16806-25. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The NSAL is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (grant U01-MH57716) with supplemental support from the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Michigan. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG | en_US |
dc.subject | help-seeking | en_US |
dc.subject | African American | en_US |
dc.subject | Caribbean Black | en_US |
dc.subject | substance use | en_US |
dc.subject | barriers | en_US |
dc.subject | health disparities | en_US |
dc.title | Ethnic and gender differences in help seeking for substance disorders among Black Americans | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Social Work | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | School of Social Work | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/164713/1/Redmond2017_Article_EthnicAndGenderDifferencesInHe.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s40615-016-0230-3 | |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities | en_US |
dc.description.filedescription | Description of Redmond2017_Article_EthnicAndGenderDifferencesInHe.pdf : Main article | |
dc.owningcollname | Social Work, School of (SSW) |
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