The experience of Black consumers in the mental health system--identifying barriers to and facilitators of mental health treatment using the consumers' perspective. Export

@article{citeulike:2631056, abstract = {Research has shown that relative to Whites, Blacks are less likely to seek outpatient mental health treatment and more likely to seek emergency services. Furthermore, Blacks often terminate treatment prematurely. The goal of the present study was to identify barriers to and facilitators of mental heath treatment among Blacks who have a documented need for mental health services. Thirty-four Black mental health consumers were interviewed for this purpose. Comments were categorized into four main categories: (a) barriers to treatment, (b) treatment facilitators, (c) recommendations for improvement of services, and (d) advice to potential consumers. The most common barriers were the importance of family privacy, lack of knowledge regarding available treatments, denial of mental health problems, and concerns about stigma, medications, and treatment. Participants also reported system barriers, such as not receiving appropriate information about services or receiving inadequate, dehumanizing services. Acknowledging the need for mental health services, having a supportive environment, and positive past treatment experiences were identified as treatment facilitators. Community outreach, adequate follow-up, and coordination of services also were important messages delivered by consumers. The results of this study indicate the importance of educating the general public, not just mental health consumers, about the nature of mental illness and available services.}, address = {School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900. ayalon@mail.biu.ac.il}, author = {Ayalon, L. and Alvidrez, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2631056}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840701651454}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18058337}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18058337}, doi = {10.1080/01612840701651454}, issn = {0161-2840}, journal = {Issues in mental health nursing}, keywords = {access, diss}, month = {December}, number = {12}, pages = {1323--1340}, posted-at = {2008-04-05 04:14:52}, priority = {2}, title = {The experience of Black consumers in the mental health system--identifying barriers to and facilitators of mental health treatment using the consumers' perspective.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840701651454}, volume = {28}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2631056 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2631056 N2 - Research has shown that relative to Whites, Blacks are less likely to seek outpatient mental health treatment and more likely to seek emergency services. Furthermore, Blacks often terminate treatment prematurely. The goal of the present study was to identify barriers to and facilitators of mental heath treatment among Blacks who have a documented need for mental health services. Thirty-four Black mental health consumers were interviewed for this purpose. Comments were categorized into four main categories: (a) barriers to treatment, (b) treatment facilitators, (c) recommendations for improvement of services, and (d) advice to potential consumers. The most common barriers were the importance of family privacy, lack of knowledge regarding available treatments, denial of mental health problems, and concerns about stigma, medications, and treatment. Participants also reported system barriers, such as not receiving appropriate information about services or receiving inadequate, dehumanizing services. Acknowledging the need for mental health services, having a supportive environment, and positive past treatment experiences were identified as treatment facilitators. Community outreach, adequate follow-up, and coordination of services also were important messages delivered by consumers. The results of this study indicate the importance of educating the general public, not just mental health consumers, about the nature of mental illness and available services. IS - 12 JF - Issues in mental health nursing SN - 0161-2840 AD - School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900. ayalon@mail.biu.ac.il EP - 1340 TI - The experience of Black consumers in the mental health system--identifying barriers to and facilitators of mental health treatment using the consumers' perspective. VL - 28 SP - 1323 KW - access KW - diss AU - Ayalon, L AU - Alvidrez, J PY - 2007/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840701651454 ER -