Amy M. Bauer|Chih Nan Chen|Margarita Alegr??a
English Language Proficiency and Mental Health Service Use Among Latino and Asian Americans With Mental Disorders
Cambridge Health Alliance|Cambridge Health Alliance|Cambridge Health Alliance
objective impact language proficiency potential contributor ethnic disparities mental health care received less attention factors data national latino asian american study examined assess impact limited english proficiency lep access quality mental health care communitydwelling latino asian americans mental disorders methods englishproficient ep lep individuals mental disorders compared lifetime use healthcare services mental disorder duration untreated disorders receipt minimally adequate care barriers treatment eg lack identification need treatment language barriers embarrassment discomfort related treatment results compared ep individuals lep individuals mental disorders significantly less likely identify need mental health services experience longer duration untreated disorders use fewer healthcare services mental disorders particularly specialty mental health care receipt minimally adequate care differ significantly language proficiency embarrassment discomfort common among lep individuals perceived need treatment predicted lifetime mental healthcare use whereas embarrassment discomfort conclusions among latino asian americans mental disorders lep contributes disparities access care longer duration untreated disorders potential disparities quality care difficult detect context low overall rates mental healthcare use quality care among lep ep individuals