Racial Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression: A Literature Review

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Sherri M. Simpson
Laura L. Krishnan
Mark E. Kunik
Pedro Ruiz
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[1] Baylor College of Medicine,Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
[2] Baylor College of Medicine,Department of Medicine
[3] Health Services Research and Development Service,Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies
[4] Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
[5] Veteran Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research,undefined
[6] Education & Clinical Center,undefined
[7] The University of Texas Medical School at Houston,undefined
来源：
Psychiatric Quarterly | 2007年 / 78卷
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Depression; Racial disparities; Diagnosis of depression; Treatment of depression;
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The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to determine whether racial disparities exist in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in the United States. A literature search using PubMed of potentially relevant articles in English that include data from population-based studies examining the diagnosis and/or treatment of depression; or data from prospective studies stratifying the rates of diagnosis and/or treatment of depression by race/ethnicity and ethnic comparisons between Caucasians, African Americans and/or Hispanics. Initial searches identified 2,396 articles. On the basis of our criteria, 14 articles were eligible for inclusion in this review. Four included data on the diagnosis of depression in different ethnic groups; their results were not consistent. Twelve included data on treatment variability in the treatment of depression; overall these suggested lower rates of treatment for African Americans and Hispanics than for Caucasians. More research is needed focusing on ethnic variation in the diagnosis of depression. Racial disparities exist in the treatment of depression.
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