TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary care providers as mental health counselors
T2 - Views from Urban, minority adolescents
AU - Lim, Sylvia W.
AU - Silver, Ellen Johnson
AU - Leo, John
AU - Kusulas, Matthew
AU - Alderman, Elizabeth M.
AU - Racine, Andrew D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Meharry Medical College.
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - Objective. To examine urban, minority adolescents’ preferences for receiving guidance for mental health (MH) issues from primary care providers (PCPs) or from mental health providers (MHPs). Methods. Adolescents (13-21 years) from three community clinics and one school-based health center (SBHC) in the Bronx, N.Y. completed anonymous surveys. Characteristics of adolescents who preferred the PCP vs. MHP and adolescents’ attitudes about the PCP vs. the MHP were compared. Results. Adolescents (N=135), mean age 16 years, majority Hispanic participated. Although 85% strongly agreed or agreed that their PCP was knowledgeable about MH, 57% preferred to talk to a MHP. Those who preferred the MHP were younger, attend a SBHC, and trust information on MH from a MHP. Those who preferred the PCP were more likely to report feeling comfortable talking to their PCP about MH. Conclusions. Although the majority preferred a MHP, PCPs appeared to be an acceptable alternative for MH care.
AB - Objective. To examine urban, minority adolescents’ preferences for receiving guidance for mental health (MH) issues from primary care providers (PCPs) or from mental health providers (MHPs). Methods. Adolescents (13-21 years) from three community clinics and one school-based health center (SBHC) in the Bronx, N.Y. completed anonymous surveys. Characteristics of adolescents who preferred the PCP vs. MHP and adolescents’ attitudes about the PCP vs. the MHP were compared. Results. Adolescents (N=135), mean age 16 years, majority Hispanic participated. Although 85% strongly agreed or agreed that their PCP was knowledgeable about MH, 57% preferred to talk to a MHP. Those who preferred the MHP were younger, attend a SBHC, and trust information on MH from a MHP. Those who preferred the PCP were more likely to report feeling comfortable talking to their PCP about MH. Conclusions. Although the majority preferred a MHP, PCPs appeared to be an acceptable alternative for MH care.
KW - Attitudes and perceptions about mental health
KW - Counselor
KW - Mental health
KW - Primary care providers
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U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2016.0129
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2016.0129
M3 - Article
C2 - 27524751
AN - SCOPUS:84981332547
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 27
SP - 1053
EP - 1063
JO - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
JF - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
IS - 3
ER -
