Mental Health

Research on mental health published by M. Alegria et al

Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, April 14th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "Evidence suggests that minority populations have lower levels of attendance and retention in mental health care than non-Latino whites. Patient activation and empowerment interventions may be effective in increasing minority patients' attendance and retention."

"This study developed and evaluated a patient self-reported activation and empowerment strategy in mental health care. The Right Question Project-Mental Health (RQP-MH) trainings consisted of 3 individual sessions using a pre/post test comparison group design with patients from 2 community mental health clinics. The RQP-MH intervention taught participants to...

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Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2008-04-14)

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