Objective. In a recent report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines a health service disparity
between population groups to be the difference in treatment or access not justified by the …

Objective: This study measured trends in disparities in mental health care by use of an improved
method that applies the Institute of Medicine (IOM) definition of racial-ethnic disparities. …

Natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning were used to predict suicidal
ideation and heightened psychiatric symptoms among adults recently discharged from …

This study assesses individual- and area-level predictors of racial/ethnic disparities in mental
health care episodes for adults with psychiatric illness. Multilevel regression models are …

BACKGROUND: The objective was to analyze disparities in unmet need for substance use
treatment and to observe variation across different definitions of need for treatment. …

This article compared conceptual and empirical strengths of alternative methods for estimating
racial disparities using non-linear models of health care access. Three methods were …

As a part of a larger, mixed-methods research study, we conducted semi-structured interviews
with 21 adults with depressive symptoms to understand the role that past health care …

… Benjamin L. Cook served in a supporting role for conceptualization, validation, and
writing–review and editing. Eric B. Loucks contributed equally to funding acquisition and served in a …

Children’s psychological adjustment following parental separation or divorce is a function of
the characteristics of the custodial parent, as well as the degree of postdivorce parental …

Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to poorer mental health and a greater
need for treatment. Nationally representative estimates of major depressive disorder (MDD) …