Depression in schizophrenia: a study of prevalence and treatment.
In an investigation of white, coloured, and black patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the prevalence and treatment of depression in schizophrenia was assessed and found to be 30% in group of acute, nuclear schizophrenics. While the prevalence was similar in the three groups, depression was clinically under-detected in black patients.
D001741:Black or African American; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*