A study of a culturally focused psychiatric consultation service for Asian American and Latino American primary care patients with depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnic minorities with depression are more likely to seek mental health care through primary care providers (PCPs) than mental health specialists. However, both provider and patient-specific challenges exist. PCP-specific challenges include unfamiliarity with depressive symptom profiles in diverse patient populations, limited time to address mental health, and limited referral options for mental health care. Patient-specific challenges include stigma around mental health issues and reluctance to seek mental health treatment. To address these issues, we implemented a multi-component intervention for Asian American and Latino American primary care patients with depression at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

Methods/design

We propose a randomized controlled tria

SUBMITTER: Trinh NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3209439 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature