what can mental health clinicians do about it?
Here we briefly describe the problem and then discuss the practical, psychological, and cultural barriers to seeking and remaining in mental health care for women of color and white women who are depressed and economically disadvantaged. Also presented is a description of the engagement interview–not a therapy, per se, but a brief, therapeutic strategy designed to be implemented before treatment to address and resolve barriers to treatment seeking. DEPRESSION AND LACK OF TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT AMONG ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN Individuals living on low incomes have higher prevalence rates of mental health problems than the general population (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], 1999; Williams & Collins, 1995). Longitudinal data, for example, have indicated that poor individuals have twice the risk of major depression, controlling for age, race, socioeconomic status, and history of psychiatric episodes (Bruce et al., 1991). Moreover, being a woman with low socioecono
Here we briefly describe the problem and then discuss the practical, psychological, and cultural barriers to seeking and remaining in mental health care for women of color and white women who are depressed and economically disadvantaged. Also presented is a description of the engagement interview–not a therapy, per se, but a brief, therapeutic strategy designed to be implemented before treatment to address and resolve barriers to treatment seeking. DEPRESSION AND LACK OF TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT AMONG ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN Individuals living on low incomes have higher prevalence rates of mental health problems than the general population (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], 1999; Williams & Collins, 1995). Longitudinal data, for example, have indicated that poor individuals have twice the risk of major depression, controlling for age, race, socioeconomic status, and history of psychiatric episodes (Bruce et al., 1991). Moreover, being a woman with low socioecono
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