The relationship between treatment settings and diagnostic attributions of depression among African Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the relationship between treatment setting characteristics and diagnostic attributions of depression among community-dwelling African Americans.

Methods

Data come from the National Survey of American Life, a nationally representative sample of African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Major Depression (MD) was assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Inventory. Participants were categorized into four diagnostic groups: never MD, MD never attributed to physical health problems (i.e., affective depression), MD sometimes attributed to physical health problems (i.e., complicated depression), and MD always attributed to physical health problems (i.e., physical depression). Multinomial regression was used for assessment.

Results

Among 441 par

SUBMITTER: Scott T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3073627 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature