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Late-life depression in older African Americans
— a comprehensive review of epidemiological and clinical data | | Author(s) | Yolonda R Pickett, Kisha N Bazelais, Martha L Bruce |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 28, no 9, September 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, September 2013 |
| Pages | pp 903-913 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Depression ; Ageing process ; Black people ; Black African ; Clinical surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Little is known about how depression affects the lives of older African Americans. The purpose of this review was to present a concise report of the prevalence, correlates, course, outcomes, symptom recognition and treatment of depression for these individuals. A literature review of English-language articles published between 1990 and 2012 was carried out. Studies included older adults and contained the key words 'geriatric depression in African Americans', 'geriatric depression in Blacks?, and 'geriatric depression in minorities'. Although in most studies older African Americans had higher or equivalence prevalence of depression compared with Caucasian Americans, lower rates of recognition of depression and treatment were also found. Many studies reported worse outcomes associated for depression among older African Americans compared with older Caucasians. These findings show that serious racial and ethnic disparities persist in the management of older African Americans with depression. Understanding their unmet needs and improving depression care for these individuals is necessary to reduce these disparities. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130830225 A |
| Classmark | ENR: BG: TKE: TKF: 3G: 7T |
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