Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men's Use of Mental Health Treatments

NCHS Data Brief. 2015 Jun:(206):1-8.

Abstract

• Nearly 9% of men (8.5%) had daily feelings of anxiety or depression. Less than one-half of them (41.0%) took medication for these feelings or had recently talked to a mental health professional. • Racial and ethnic differences were observed only for men aged 18-44. • Among men aged 18-44, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men (6.1%) were less likely than non-Hispanic white men (8.5%) to report daily feelings of anxiety or depression. • Among men aged 18-44 who had daily feelings of anxiety or depression, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men (26.4%) were less likely than non-Hispanic white men (45.4%) to have used mental health treatments. • The significant racial and ethnic disparity in treatment utilization was associated with lack of health insurance coverage.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anxiety / ethnology*
  • Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
  • Depression / ethnology*
  • Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Men's Health
  • Mental Health Services / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • United States
  • White People / statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult