Depression in a Latino immigrant medical population: an exploratory screening and diagnosis.
Interviews with 48 Latino medical outpatients assessed depression via a brief self-report screening measure and a structured diagnostic interview. Twenty-eight percent of the sample received a DSM-III-R diagnosis of major depression. Validity information is provided for the screening measure, which can be used with Latino medical patients, a traditionally high-risk group for depressive disorders.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.
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D000069:Acculturation; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012803:Sick Role