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Socio-Economic Factors and Mental Health Problems: Can Census-Tract Data Predict Referral Patterns?

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1988

Abstract

A two-stage analysis examined whether socio-demographic factors drawn from census data that correlated with referral patterns to a community mental health service were reflected in people being seen at the service. The most strongly correlated factor (the percentage of poor families in a census tract) was also reflected among people seen. Among conclusions drawn are a link between poverty and mental health problems; the need for a broader understanding of the concept of socio-economic class, and the limitations of using census data alone to predict referral patterns to mental health services.

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Dans une analyse faite en deux étapes, on a examiné les facteurs socio-démographiques qui sont en relation avec des modéles de références à un service communautaire de santé mentale; on se demandait si ces relations se retrouvent chez les personnes fréquentant le service. Le facteur le plus fortement correlé (le pourcentage de familles pauvres dans une aire recensée) se retrouvait chez les clients. Dans les conclusions retenues, on retrouve un lien entre la pauvretè et les problèmes de santé mentale, le besoin d'ćlargir le concept de classe socio-economique, et les limites de l'usage exclusif des données du recensement pour prédire les modéles de reférences à un service de santé mentale.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 7Number 1April 1988
Pages: 89 - 98

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Version of record online: 29 April 2009

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Nick Kates
Erika Krett

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