Little is known about African American women's beliefs about mental illness. In this
qualitative study we employed the Common Sense Model (CSM) to examine African …

Objective: The objective of this study was to characterize racial-ethnic variation in diagnoses
and treatment of mental disorders in large not-for-profit health care systems. Methods …

Background Suicide officially kills approximately 30,000 annually in the United States.
Analysis of this leading public health problem is complicated by undercounting. Despite …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common and disabling psychiatric
disorders in the USA. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are extremely important to …

There has been an increase in literature that addresses risks associated with suicide
vulnerability and death for American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Black American …

Often considered to fare better than White Americans in terms of mental health, African-
Americans are nevertheless more vulnerable to chronic, persistent conditions should they …

Existing research shows differences in medication use for Alzheimer's disease (AD) based
on demographics such as race, ethnicity, and geographical location. To determine individual …

Background Clinician training deficits and a low and declining autopsy rate adversely impact
the quality of death certificates in the United States. Self-report and records data for the …

Background: Community corrections populations are a high-risk group who carry multiple
suicide risk factors. Aims: To identify factors correlated with historical suicide attempts and …

Objective The objective of this study is to characterize racial/ethnic variation in mental health
diagnoses and treatments in large not-for-profit healthcare systems. Method Participating …