Disparity in Depression Treatment Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the United States

Alegrı́a, Margarita; Chatterji, Pinka; B. Wells, Kenneth; Cao, Zhun; Chen, Chih‐Nan; T. Takeuchi, David; S. Jackson, James; Meng, Xiao‐Li

doi:10.1176/ps.2008.59.11.1264

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Disparity in Depression Treatment Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the United States

Published in Psychiatric Services • Nov 1, 2008

Authors:

Margarita Alegrı́a

Pinka Chatterji

Kenneth B. Wells

Abstract

Objective: Prior work on racial/ethnic disparities in depression treatment has been limited by the scarcity of national samples that include an array of diagnostic and quality indicators and substantial non-English speaking minorities.Using nationally representative data (n=8762), we evaluate differ...

Subject

Ethnic group

Depression (economics)

Mental health

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