PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Hargett, Brenden A. TI - Disparities in Behavioral Health Diagnoses AID - 10.18043/ncm.81.2.126 DP - 2020 Mar 01 TA - North Carolina Medical Journal PG - 126--129 VI - 81 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/81/2/126.short 4100 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/81/2/126.full SO - N C Med J2020 Mar 01; 81 AB - Racial and ethnic disparities in health care occur within broader contexts impacting the youth who present for behavioral health treatment. Clinician bias and clinical uncertainty can influence diagnostic and treatment outcomes. Behavioral health professionals should strive toward effectiveness in the delivery of culturally sensitive interventions to assist in health promotion with youth of color.