AimsTo provide cross-national data for selected countries of the Americas on service
utilization for psychiatric and substance use disorders, the distribution of these services …

Objectives. We examined differences in the use of mental health services, conditional on the
presence of psychiatric disorders, across groups of Mexico's population with different US …

Objective: To estimate the 12-month prevalence of mental health services utilization (overall
and by type of service sector), the adequacy of treatment provided, and sociodemographic …

Abstract The International Consortium of Psychiatric Epidemiology (ICPE) has brought
together mental health researchers from around the world to compare the prevalence of …

BackgroundThe treatment gap between the number of people with mental disorders and the
number treated represents a major public health challenge. We examine this gap by socio …

Objective: This study described the rate and adequacy of mental health service use among
participants in the Mexico National Comorbidity Survey and the correlates of any 12-month …

Objectives. This study examined factors that affect access to Veterans Administration mental
health services. Methods. Data from national Veterans Affairs databases and the 1990 …

Background: In contrast to their white counterparts, Latino Americans are less likely to utilize
mental health services. Aims: Guided by the Behavioral Model of Health Service Utilization …

This study focuses on mental health problems and compares the association of
demographic and socioeconomic factors to the use of mental health specialty care and …

An ideal public health approach to obtain such basic information would commence with an
epidemiological sample survey to determine the prevalence and incidence of mental …