Help-seeking from indigenous healers among persons of African ancestry in the United States: Ethnic and racial disparities in mental and physical health.

Arthur L Whaley¹

¹Department of Psychology, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 77225, United States. Electronic address: dr.a.l.whaley@nym.hush.com.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Racial disparities in mental and physical health status are a persistent problem for people of African ancestry in the United States (U.S.). The current study seeks to determine whether indigenous help-seeking is related to ethnic and racial differences in health problems in persons of African ancestry. METHODS/DESIGN: Complex sampling produced a nationally representative sample of 357…

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