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Asian American clients (N = 1528) in the Los Angeles County mental hea
lth system who were seen at ethnic-specific (Asian) clinics by Asian t
herapists were diagnosed with significantly lower percentages of psych
otic disorders and other major psychiatric disorders and significantly
higher percentages of nonpsychiatric disorders than were Asian client
s who were seen by Asian and white therapists at mainstream clinics.