Disparity in depression treatment among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States

• Published in: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 59; no. 11; pp. 1264 - 1272
• Main Authors: Alegría, Margarita, Chatterji, Pinka, Wells, Kenneth, Cao, Zhun, Chen, Chih-nan, Takeuchi, David, Jackson, James, Meng, Xiao-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2008

OBJECTIVEPrior research on racial and 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 numbers of non-English-speaking individuals from minority groups. Using nationally represen...