African Americans with mental health problems consult a variety of sources for assistance.
Most studies report a preference for informal sources rather than professional sources of …

This study investigated the relationship between demographic characteristics, mental health
treatment stigma, religious coping, and help seeking among a sample of 488 Christian …

This review examines factors related to professional mental health help-seeking among
Black English-speaking Caribbean immigrants in the United States and Britain. Findings …

Abstract In general, African Americans do not seek mental health treatment from formal
sources at the same rates as Caucasians. The present study examined whether culturally …

The unique social and religious contexts of the African-American community have required
that the Black Church become a de facto social service agency meeting the financial, social …

Objective: This study investigated the association between evaluated need and mental
health service use among African-American emerging adults, when controlling for other …

This study utilized Andersen's model of health behavior to explore factors associated with
mental health service utilization. We also examine rates for mental health service use …

Data from structured interviews with 2,285 respondents for the Filipino American Community
Epidemiological Survey (FACES) were used to examine help‐seeking for emotional distress …

Abstract The attitudes of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders toward mental health and
help-seeking at least partly account for rates of underutilization of formal mental health …

African-Americans are approximately half as likely as their white counterparts to use
professional mental health services. High levels of religiosity among African-Americans may …