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Race and Hospital Diagnoses of Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders
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Barnes, Arnold – Social Work, 2008
Overdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of schizophrenia among African American clients is a longstanding and critical disparity in mental health services. Overdiagnosis of schizophrenia is detrimental because it increases the potential for treatment with the wrong medications. Inadequate assessment of mood disorders, co-occurring substance abuse, and…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics, Health Services, Substance Abuse, Schizophrenia