Ethnic Groups Differ in How Poor Self-Rated Mental Health Reflects Psychiatric Disorders

ConclusionAlthough SRMH is a useful tool for estimation of mental health needs of populations, poor SRMH may not have universal meanings across ethnically diverse populations. Ethnic groups differ in how their poor SRMH reflects psychiatric conditions and the role of demographic and socioeconomic factors in explaining such links. These ethnic differences may be a source of measurement bias in cross-ethnic health comparisons.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research