McGuire Thomas G, Miranda Jeanne
Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Mar-Apr;27(2):393-403. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.2.393.
Minorities have, in general, equal or better mental health than white Americans, yet they suffer from disparities in mental health care. This paper reviews the evidence for mental health and mental health care disparities, comparing them to patterns in health. Strategies for addressing disparities in health care, such as improving access to and quality of care, should also work to eliminate mental health care disparities. In addition, a diverse mental health workforce, as well as provider and patient education, are important to eliminating mental health care disparities.
总体而言,少数族裔的心理健康状况与美国白人相当,甚至更好,但他们在心理健康护理方面却存在差异。本文回顾了心理健康和心理健康护理差异的证据,并将其与健康模式进行比较。解决医疗保健差异的策略,如改善医疗服务的可及性和质量,也应有助于消除心理健康护理差异。此外,多元化的心理健康工作队伍以及对医疗服务提供者和患者的教育,对于消除心理健康护理差异至关重要。