PUBLIC OUTPATIENT MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICES - USE AND OUTCOME AMONG ASIAN-AMERICANS

Use of public outpatient mental health services and treatment outcomes were studied among Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Southeast -Asian Americans in Los Angeles County. Filipinos were underrepresente d in the system, whereas Southeast Asians were overrepresented and had higher utilization rates, but showed less improvement, than did the o ther groups. The influence of therapist-client ethnic match and of cli nicians' professional status were assessed, and recommendations are ma de for further research based on present findings.