. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Dec 18;61(1):18–25. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12063

Table 3.

Patterns of Mental Health Service Use among Individuals with Initiation of Mental Health Care


	Only Outpatient Care (No Psychotropic Drug Fill; n=650)		Only Psychotropic Drug Fill (No OP Care; n=650)		Both Outpatient Care and Psychotropic Drug Fill (n=650)
	Estimate	SE	Estimate	SE	Estimate	SE
	White	12.1%	1.1%	63.9%	1.4%	24.1%	1.3%
	Black	35.5%	3.2%	43.8%	3.7%	24.7%	3.0%
B-W Disparity	−23.4%	3.1%	20.0%	3.8%	−0.7%	3.8%
Latino	26.6%	3.2%	35.0%	2.6%	40.4%	2.9%
L-W Disparity	−14.6%	3.2%	28.9%	2.7%	−16.3%	3.0%

Data:Panels 9–13 (2004–2009) Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

Numbers in bold represent significant disparities (or reverse disparities) at the p<.05 level