Sex differences in professional help seeking among adult black Americans

Abstract

This paper provides baseline data on sex differences in the use of professional help for serious personal problems in a nationallyThe purpose of this paper was to provide baseline data on sex differences in help-seeking behavior among black adults. Seeking professional help can be conceptualized as a series of decisions: the recognition of a problem, the decision to seek some form of professional assistance, and the choice of a particular help source. This study was concerned with the last two decisions. That is, given the recognition of a serious personal problem, we asked whether black men and women differ in the decision to seek professional help as well as in their choices of which specific help sources to utilize. This

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