Author ORCID Identifier
Cynthia Najdowski: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3624-9188
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2011.595534
Abstract
Little is known about African American families’ experiences with mental health services. A purposive sample of 40 dyads of African American youth (aged 13 to 19) and their mothers participated in a cross-sectional qualitative research design using semi-structured interviews that elicited information about their past experiences and satisfaction with mental health services. Though rarely received, group and family therapy were perceived favorably. However, both mothers and youth reported dissatisfaction centered on medication and lack of professionalism, confidentiality, and concern by providers. The failure of mental health services providers to meet basic standards of quality and professionalism may explain the low rate of service use by African Americans.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Richard; Dancy, Barbara L.; Wiley, Tisha R. A.; Perry, Sylvia P.; and Najdowski, Cynthia J., "The Experience of Mental Health Service Use For African American Mothers and Youth" (2011). Psychology Faculty Scholarship. 39.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/psychology_fac_scholar/39
Comments
Publisher Acknowledgement:
This is the Author’s Accepted Manuscript. The version of the record appears here: Thompson, R., Dancy, B. L., Wiley, T. R. A., Perry, S. P., & Najdowski, C. J. (2011). The experience of mental health service use for African American mothers and youth. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 32, 678-686. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2011.595534