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February 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — Young adult black Americans,
especially those with higher levels of education, are much less likely
than their white counterparts to seek mental health services, a new study
finds.
Reasons for this reluctance may include shame and a lack of knowledge
and trust among patients, and a lack of cultural understanding among
caregivers, according to the study in the February issue of the journal
Psychological Services.
“Past research has indicated people with higher education levels are
more likely to seek out and receive mental health services. While that may
be true for whites, it appears the opposite is true for young adult
blacks,” study author Clifford Broman, of Michigan State University, said
in a journal news release.
He examined data from more than 11,000 people, ages 13 to 26, who took
part in the U.S. National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
The analysis also revealed that whites who previously used mental
health services were more likely to receive additional mental health
services, but the opposite was true for blacks.
Previous research suggests that blacks receive a lower quality of care
when using mental health services and report unpleasant experiences and
unfavorable attitudes after receiving care, Broman noted.
“Practitioners need to address the concerns of black clients in a
culturally sensitive and appropriate manner, and during exit interviews,
they should ask what is appropriate and what didn’t work,” Broman
said.
He also found that young black adults who had been diagnosed with
depression were more than 20 times more likely to use mental health
services than those without depression.
More information
The Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services has more about mental health and black Americans.
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