title: To what factors do rural-dwelling hispanics attribute depressive symptoms?
abstract: This study is a retrospective chart review comparing rural-dwelling Caucasian and Hispanic outpatients' attribution of depressive symptoms. Based on the data gathered at intake, Hispanics were more likely to attribute depression to curse/spell and supernatural causes, while Caucasians were more likely to attribute symptoms to hereditary factors or job stress. Among both groups, higher CESD score was associated with problems with significant others or how they got along with others. Among Hispanics, depression severity was additionally associated with problems related to job or finances. Our findings point to a consequential role for clinical inquiry into attributed causes of depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA ; Sun Valley Behavioral & Research Center, Imperial, CA 92251, USA ; Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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