Bartenders and hair stylists may be the best psychotherapy options for many Americans.

A Princeton University research team set out to discover whether race, gender, and income status affect the willingness of psychotherapists to schedule appointments with prospective clients.

The team employed actors to impersonate various "types," such as middle class white people and middle class African Americans, people who apparently had plenty of money and others who didn't, and so on. They were instructed to call various therapists and leave voice messages seeking appointments.

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