Culturally adapted depression education and engagement in treatment among Hispanics in primary care: outcomes from a pilot feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low use of anti-depressant medication, poor doctor-patient communication, and persistent stigma are key barriers to the treatment of depression in Hispanics. Common concerns include fears about the addictive and harmful properties of antidepressants, worries about taking too many pills, and the stigma attached to taking medications and seeking mental health treatments. In 2014, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) funded the Depression Screening and Education: Options to Reduce Barriers to Treatment (DESEO) project to implement an education intervention designed to increase disease literacy and dispel myths about depression and its treatment among Hispanic patients thus reducing stigma and increasing treatment engagement.

Methods

The DESEO study uti

SUBMITTER: Sanchez K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802339 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature