Mental Health Treatment Disparities

Mental Health Treatment Disparities
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Mental Health Treatment Disparities
Mental health disparity is a critical concern in the medical field. Individuals suffering from mental health are facing unavailable or fragmented services and other issues such as stigma (Chen et al., 2022). The availability of the services is based on different social factors such as color and race. Mental health disparities are critical since they jeopardize healthcare quality and promote patient inequality. Mental health disparities also vary from reduced healthcare services to unavailable resources. The paper addresses mental health disparities as a critical issue that affects the PMHNP by describing it, providing a valid example, and comparing it to a chosen phenomenon.
Description of the Issue
Mental health treatment disparity is a discrepancy in health determinants, health services, and health. The major group which faces the problem are the ethnic and racial minorities. Unfortunately, such disparities may also be experienced even after meeting age, insurance, and income thresholds. Different examples of mental health treatment disparities exist. For instance, different cultures link mental illness with minorities and poor living conditions (Lipson et al., 2018). Discrimination and racism are also used to portray such disparities. Lastly, language barriers also form the basis of such disparities. On the contrary, health professionals also use the same cultural lens to offer services to non-minorities and minorities. Such engagement affects mutual understanding and may amount to inaccurate treatments and diagnoses. The minority populations mostly face the consequences of such disparities due to low income and education levels. Therefore, mental health treatment disparities are critical since they affect minorities with the right to equal and quality care.
Example of the Issue
A major example of mental health treatment disparity is the peop...