title: Sociocultural domains of depression among indigenous populations in Latin America.
abstract: Not enough research has been carried out on depression up to now in Latin America. The knowledge that has resulted from research activities in the USA or Europe offers limited generalizability to other regions of the world, including Latin America. In the Andean highlands of Ecuador, we found very high rates of moderate and severe depressive symptoms, a finding that must be interpreted within its cultural context. Somatic manifestations of depression predominated over cognitive manifestations, and higher education level was protective against depression. These findings call for an appreciation of culturally specific manifestations of depression and the social factors that influence them. These factors must be further studied in order to give them the deserved priority, allocate resources appropriately, and formulate innovative psychosocial interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, New York University, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yusim
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anbarasan
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goetz
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abou
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castaneda
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D044382:Population Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012930:Social Dominance; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors