OBJECTIVES: Two research questions guided this study. What is the difference, if any, between Latinx and non-Latinx Whites (NLWs) in mental health literacy about depression, depression-related stigma, and lifetime history of behavioral health service use? and Does mental health literacy and depression-related stigma mediate the relationship between ethnicity and lifetime history of behavioral health service use? METHOD/ DESIGN: Data for this cross-sectional study was collected from a primary care clinic. Participants (N = 271) completed measures on mental health literacy and stigma. RESULTS: Results from a multivariate analysis of covariance revealed that Latinxs had lower levels of mental health literacy, higher levels of stigma, and lower lifetime prevalence rates of behavioral health service use. Results from a path analysis indicated that personal stigma partially mediated the relationship between ethnicity and lifetime history of behavioral health service use. CONCLUSION: Interventions targeting stigma may reduce disparities in behavioral health service utilization.
OBJECTIVES: Two research questions guided this study. What is the difference, if any, between Latinx and non-Latinx Whites (NLWs) in mental health literacy about depression, depression-related stigma, and lifetime history of behavioral health service use? and Does mental health literacy and depression-related stigma mediate the relationship between ethnicity and lifetime history of behavioral health service use? METHOD/ DESIGN: Data for this cross-sectional study was collected from a primary care clinic. Participants (N = 271) completed measures on mental health literacy and stigma. RESULTS: Results from a multivariate analysis of covariance revealed that Latinxs had lower levels of mental health literacy, higher levels of stigma, and lower lifetime prevalence rates of behavioral health service use. Results from a path analysis indicated that personal stigma partially mediated the relationship between ethnicity and lifetime history of behavioral health service use. CONCLUSION: Interventions targeting stigma may reduce disparities in behavioral health service utilization.
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Behavioral health service use; Latinos; Latinxs; Mental health literacy; Stigma
Authors: Mónica Sánchez; Esteban Cardemil; Sara Trillo Adams; Joanne L Calista; Joy Connell; Alexandra Depalo; Juliana Ferreira; Diane Gould; Jeffrey S Handler; Paula Kaminow; Tatiana Melo; Allison Parks; Eric Rice; Ismael Rivera Journal: Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol Date: 2014-01
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