Depressive Symptoms Among Help-Seeking Latinas in a Disadvantaged, Urban, Northeastern Community Mental Health Center.

Autor:	Liefland, Linda, Roberts, David, Ford, Ralph, Stevens, B.
Předmět:	ANALYSIS of variance BLACK people MENTAL depression ETHNIC groups HEALTH services accessibility HELP-seeking behavior HISPANIC Americans MENTAL health services METROPOLITAN areas PSYCHOLOGICAL tests RACE SCALE analysis (Psychology) SELF-evaluation STATISTICS T-test (Statistics) WHITE people DATA analysis RETROSPECTIVE studies DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Zdroj:	Community Mental Health Journal; Apr2014, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p331-335, 5p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	This study examined racial/ethnic differences in self-reported depressive symptoms in a clinical population at a northeastern community mental health center. Two hundred eighty-two individuals presenting for mental health intake completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II in either English or Spanish. Latinas reported higher severity of depressive symptoms compared to both African Americans and non-Latina whites. Latinas showed higher levels on both the somatic and the affective/cognitive scales of the BDI-II. These findings differ somewhat from previous reports, some of which suggest that Latinas exhibit elevation specifically in somatic symptoms. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for assessment and treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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