Depressive symptoms among help-seeking latinas in a disadvantaged, urban, northeastern community mental health center

Linda Liefland, David L. Roberts, Ralph Ford, B. Jamie Stevens

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)331-335
Number of pages5
JournalCommunity Mental Health Journal
Volume50
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2014

Keywords

  • Depression
  • Ethnicity
  • Help-seeking
  • Hispanic
  • Latino

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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