Document 1004
 DOCN  M94A1004
 TI    Mental health care utilization of Asian and Pacific Islander men with
       HIV in San Francisco.
 DT    9412
 AU    Nakajima GA; Kono R; Katz M; Liu J; O'Malley P; RWJ Clinical Scholars
       Program, UCLA Dept of Medicine 90024.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):230 (abstract no. PB0935). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371571
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To ascertain mental health care utilization in Asian and
       Pacific Islanders, a group that has traditionally used limited mental
       health care services. METHODS: Interviews were administered to HIV+ gay
       and bisexual Asian and Pacific Islanders who did not meet the pre-1993
       CDC definition for AIDS. RESULTS: 24 interviews were completed. 12 (50%)
       had depressive symptoms with a CES-D greater than 16. 83% had health
       insurance of which 55% covered a portion of mental health services. In
       the past year 42% of the respondents received individual counseling. Of
       these, 20% saw a psychiatrist, 40% a psychologist, 60% saw a social
       worker or other mental health counselor. 8% received psychotropic
       medication. 35% participated in an emotional support group. In the past
       month 71% of the subjects used alcohol, 46% marijuana, 25% amphetamines,
       21% cocaine, 17% hallucinogens, and 17% amyl nitrates. 4% had been in
       drug treatment, and 12% attended AA meetings in the past year.
       CONCLUSIONS: A&PIs use traditional Asian therapies and general mental
       health services moderately, but low utilization of psychiatric treatment
       despite high rates of depressive symptoms.
 DE    Asia/ETHNOLOGY  Community Mental Health Services/*UTILIZATION
       Counseling/UTILIZATION  Human  Male  Pacific Islands/ETHNOLOGY  San
       Francisco  Social Support  Social Work, Psychiatric  MEETING ABSTRACT

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