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Support for this research was provided by NIMH Division of Prevention and Special programs (Center for Minority Group Mental Health) to the Program for Research on Black Americans, which is directed by James S. Jackson. The author thanks James S. Jackson and Harold W. Neighbors for their support and guidance. For help with this specific paper, the author thanks Ronald C. Kessler and particularly Harold W. Neighbors for helpful comments on earlier drafts. The Americans View Their Mental Health data were made available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research.
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Broman, C.L. Race differences in professional help seeking. Am J Commun Psychol 15, 473–489 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00915215
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