Psychiatr Serv 2022 May 11:appips202100380. Epub 2022 May 11.
New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Ehntholt, Frimpong, Rowan, Ferdousi, Swetnam, Chaudhry, Radigan, Smith, Rotter); New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Ehntholt, Compton, Smith); Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City (Compton); Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City (Rotter).
Objective: This analysis examined the distribution of four social determinants of health among recipients of state-licensed mental health services and analyzed relationships between determinants and individuals' clinical and demographic characteristics.
Methods: With data from the New York State Office of Mental Health 2017 Patient Characteristics Survey (N=103,416), prevalences of four social determinants (education, employment, housing, and criminal legal involvement) among mental health service recipients were described. Results were stratified to explore differences by diagnosis, gender, race and ethnicity, and region of residence. Read More