Ethnic minority populations and mental health outcomes
New Directions for Mental Health ServicesPublished 1 January 1996
Lonnie R. Snowden
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This chapter presents a framework for evaluating outcomes from mental health intervention in ethnic minority populations, reviews existing outcomes research, and describes ways to increase the quantity and quality of minority outcomes research.
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This chapter presents a framework for evaluating outcomes from mental health intervention in ethnic minority populations, reviews existing outcomes research, and describes ways to increase the quantity and quality of minority outcomes research.
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