Ethnic differences among adolescents beginning treatment for depression.
This study examines ethnic/racial differences at the start of treatment among participants in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). African American and Latino youth were compared to Caucasian youth on symptom presentation and cognitive variables associated with depression. Contrary to hypothesis, there were no significant differences in symptom presentation as measured by the interview-based items of the Children's Depression Rating Scale--Revised (CDRS-R). However, African American and Latino youth were both rated as demonstrating more severe symptoms on the observational items of the CDRS-R compared to Caucasian youth. In terms of cognitive variables associated with depression, African Americans reported fewer negative cognitive biases compared to Caucasians, but cognitive biases were significantly correlated with depression severity across ethnic groups.
Stein
Gabriela Livas
GL
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, NC, USA. glstein@uncg.edu
Curry
John F
JF
Hersh
Jacqueline
J
Breland-Noble
Alfiee
A
March
John
J
Silva
Susan G
SG
Reinecke
Mark A
MA
Jacobs
Rachel
R
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*