The past 25 years have seen an increasing emphasis on research on mental disorders in
primary care settings, but until recently it has not been possible to be sure whether the large …

Abstract [Excerpt] Congress has held hearings and introduced legislation addressing the
interrelated topics of the quality of mental health care, access to mental health care, and the …

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 …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the sociodemographic, need, risk, and insurance characteristics of
persons with severe mental illness and the importance of these characteristics for predicting …

Increasingly, a public health framework is needed to develop and advance mental health
systems both nationally and locally. This uniquely multidisciplinary work integrates …

Objectives: In 2002, Canada undertook its first national survey on mental health and well-
being, including detailed questioning on service use. Mental disorders may affect more than …

Background Variations in the relationships among income, use of mental health services,
and sector of care are examined by comparing data from 3 countries that differ in the …

Background The relation between health insurance and the use of mental health services is
unclear. We compared the use of outpatient services for psychiatric problems in the United …

This study compares the extent to which need, predisposing, and enabling factors affect the
use of mental health services in the specialty and general medical health sectors during a 6 …

With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook
for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology …