Race and sex as variables in psychiatric treatment at five child psychiatry clinics were examined. From an earlier study data indicating race was significant were reanalyzed. Across clinics major findings indicated that black females were seen for psychotherapy for significantly fewer sessions than white females, black males and white males and that parents of sons who were in therapy came in for psychotherapy significantly more often than parents of daughters. The implications and the limitations of the study are discussed.
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