“The present study compared the return rate, length of treatment, and treatment outcome of ethnic minority adults who received services from ethnicity-specific or mainstream programs….The study indicated that ethnic clients who attended ethnicity-specific programs had a higher return rate and stayed in the treatment longer than those using mainstream services. The data analyses were less clear-cut when treatment outcome was examined….The findings support the notion that ethnicity-specific programs seem to increase the continued use of mental health services among ethnic minority groups.”

“It is plausible that therapists in ethnicity-specific clinics diagnose patients differently than therapists in predominantly White clinics.”