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Implicit Organizational Bias: Mental Health Treatment Culture and Norms as Barriers to Engaging With Diversity
Desai MU, Paranamana N, Restrepo-Toro M, O’Connell M, Davidson L, Stanhope V. Implicit Organizational Bias: Mental Health Treatment Culture and Norms as Barriers to Engaging With Diversity. American Psychologist 2021, 76: 78-90. PMID: 32134280, PMCID: PMC7483157, DOI: 10.1037/amp0000621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMental HealthMental Health ServicesMinority GroupsPrejudice
2013
The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans
Tsai J, Desai MU, Cheng AW, Chang J. The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2013, 85: 35-47. PMID: 23949577, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9268-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA health care systemsHealth service useHealth care systemCare systemService utilizationHealth insurancePrivate health insuranceService useVA health care systemGreater health care needsRacial disparitiesNative Americans/Alaskan NativesObservational study designHealth care needsLogistic regression modelsVA disability compensationDisability compensationCare needsPacific Islander veteransHealth statusSociodemographic characteristicsHealth disparitiesAmerican military veteransStudy designEffect of race