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African Americans, mental health, and aging
Author(s)	Latrice D Vinson, Martha R Crowther, Audrey D Austin
Journal title	Clinical Gerontologist, vol 37, no 1, January-February 2014
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, January-February 2014
Pages	pp 4-17
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Black people ; Black African ; Mental health [elderly] ; Mental disorder ; Depression ; Dementia ; Psychiatric treatment ; United States of America.
Annotation	A critical examination of the literature suggests that older African Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, anxiety and/or dementia. Assessment is complicated by potential differences in symptom presentation or reporting and a lack of assessment instruments validated for use with ethnically diverse older populations. Disparities in treatment are exacerbated for several reasons, including failure to access formal treatment, differences in symptomatology response to treatment, lack of available mental health resources and stigma. Results indicate an enhanced awareness and training of the cultural context of mental health should be considered in clinical practice and research. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-150605241 A
Classmark	TKE: TKF: D: E: ENR: EA: LP: 7T
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