ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Perceptions about Accessing Mental Health Services Among African Americans and Latinos
- Erlanger Turner
University of Houston-Downtown - Sabrina Cherry
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Abstract
The goal of this study was to explore variables associated with treatment seeking among African Americans and Latinos. Individual interviews were conducted with African American and Latino participants recruited in the United States. Cost, cultural biases, denial and stigma, fear, and shame were some of the barriers discussed by participants.
Race and Ethnicity
