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Ruth Klap
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 55
Citations - 3441
Ruth Klap is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 52 publications receiving 3234 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruth Klap include UCLA Health & Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
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The Quality of Care for Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in the United States
TL;DR: Most adults with a probable depressive or anxiety disorder do not receive appropriate care for their disorder, and this holds across diverse groups, appropriate care is less common in certain demographic subgroups.
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Ethnic Disparities in Unmet Need for Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Care
TL;DR: Greater unmet need for alcoholism and drug abuse treatment and mental health care among African American and Hispanics relative to whites is document.
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Caring for mental illness in the United States: a focus on older adults.
TL;DR: Few older adults with mental disorders use mental health services, particularly specialty mental health Services, which may contribute to low rates of mental health service use among older adults.
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Mental Disorders and the Use of Alternative Medicine: Results From a National Survey
Jürgen Unützer,Ruth Klap,Roland Sturm,Alexander S. Young,Tonya Marmon,Jess P. Shatkin,Kenneth B. Wells +6 more
TL;DR: Pupils with panic disorder and major depression were significantly more likely to use alternative medicine than those without those disorders, and conventional medical providers should ask their depressed and anxious patients about the use of alternative medicine.
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Persistent Depression and Anxiety in the United States: Prevalence and Quality of Care
TL;DR: Strategies are needed to increase treatment use and intensity for people with persistent depressive and anxiety disorders, which may require improved access to mental health specialists.