Minorities Face Inadequate MH Care, Unequal Access, Satcher Says

摘要: Culture counts.” That was the succinct message U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., delivered to a standing-room-only crowd of APA members and staff at APA’s fall component meetings in Washington, D.C., on September 8. That simple phrase is heart “Mental Health: Culture, Race, Ethnicity,” report surgeon general issued August 26 that documents glaring disparity access, quality, availability mental health services faced by Americans who are racial ethnic minority groups. Satcher went describe complex implications statement. “We don’t notice much difference severity…