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Title of Journal: J Immigrant Minority Health

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Abbravation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

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Springer US

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10.1007/s11682-013-9253-0

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1557-1920

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Determinants of Mental Health Consultations Among

Authors: Alice W Chen Arminée Kazanjian Hubert Wong
Publish Date: 2008/04/02
Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 529-540
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Linked immigration and health administrative databases were analyzed to study the factors associated with the rate of mental health consultations with physicians in 1992–2001 of over 150000 Chinese immigrants in British Columbia Canada Results showed that number of years since landing and rate of nonmental health visits to general practitioners were the most consistent variables associated with mental health consultations to general practitioners and psychiatrists in all sex and age groups Other variables associated with the rate of consultations were age place of origin educational level marital status and English skill Supply of physicians was not observed to be associated with mental health consultations The findings are consistent with Andersen’s behavioral model of health care utilization and introduce components specially pertinent to immigrants and mental health service utilization They also highlight subpopulations among immigrants who may be at risk of experiencing mental health problems or encountering barriers to careThe first author of this study was supported by 1 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research doctoral training award 2 Western Regional Training Centre studentship funded by Canadian Health Services Research Foundation Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research 3 Research in Addictions and Mental Health Policy and Services award funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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