J Youth Adolesc. 1972 Jun;1(2):131-41. doi: 10.1007/BF01537068.

An attitude study of minority group adolescents toward mental health.

Journal of youth and adolescence

O M Khaton, R P Carriera

PMID: 24415265 DOI: 10.1007/BF01537068

Abstract

The authors conducted an attitude study in a total sample of 103 high school students at the junior and senior levels. The study was conducted to ascertain the existence of any evident special attitudes as a result of black or Spanishspeaking minority membership. Although specific group characteristics were revealed that might be sociocultural, the overall conclusion is that attitudes relating to the mental health field and its personnel are parallel to the majority population. No evidence was found to support the contention that members of this population are not good insight patients, but rather it was found that insight is an individual capacity rather than a culturally determined one.

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