Comorbid depression and substance abuse among safety-net clients in Los Angeles: a community participatory study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Depression and substance abuse are common among low-income adults from racial-ethnic minority groups who receive services in safety-net settings, although little is known about how clients differ by service setting. This study examined characteristics and service use among depressed, low-income persons from minority groups in underresourced communities who did and did not have a substance abuse history.

Methods

The study used cross-sectional baseline client data (N=957) from Community Partners in Care, an initiative to improve depression services in Los Angeles County. Clients with probable depression (eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire) from substance abuse programs were compared with depressed clients with and without a history of substance abuse from primar

SUBMITTER: Chang ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4349209 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature