title: Depression in Nigerian and American students.
abstract: 112 college students in America and 180 Muslim Yoruban students in Nigeria obtained similar scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. Although they differed in their response to seven of the 21 items, no clear general pattern of differences emerged.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akande
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*