Race, ethnicity, and depression: A confirmatory analysis.

Aneshensel, Carol S.; Clark, Virginia A.; Frerichs, Ralph R.

doi:10.1037/0022-3514.44.2.385

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“…A number of Norwegian studies have found differences in the prevalence of depressive symptoms between ethnic minority or immigrant adolescents in Norway and their native Norwegian peers (Kvernmo 1999;Sam 1994Sam , 1997Torgersen 2001). Similarly, differences have been reported in United States (Aneshensel et al 1983). The results indicate that ethnic minorities and immigrants have more depressive symptoms than their national peers.…”

Section: Immigrants and Depressive Symptomssupporting

confidence: 60%

Depressive Symptoms Among Native and Immigrant Adolescents in Norway: The Role of Gender and Urbanization

2008

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Depressive Symptoms Among Native and Immigrant Adolescents in Norway: The Role of Gender and Urbanization

2008

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“…Unlike what has been seen in previous studies, Latinos in our study did not have higher mean PHQ-9 scores compared with the other racial/ethnic groups. 30,31 Our findings imply that there is no need to adjust PHQ-9 threshold scores for depression in patients from Latino backgrounds. 32 One possible reason for this difference between our study and past research is that prior studies used measures such as the CES-D or Beck Depression Inventory that were not strictly criterion-based, unlike the PHQ-9.…”

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“…18,31 Similar to our study, prior research has also shown that after controlling for sociodemographic factors there was no difference found in the endorsement of symptoms of negative affect or somatic disturbance between Latinos and non-Hispanic white populations. 30 Our study has several limitations. It is possible that the exclusion from analysis of those African American, Latino, and non-Hispanic white subjects who did not endorse at least a screening item (depressed mood, anhedonia, insomnia, or low energy) may have led to reduced variance in the response to the PHQ-9 overall.…”

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Using the patient health questionnaire-9 to measure depression among racially and ethnically diverse primary care patients

Huang¹,

et al. 2006

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OBJECTIVE:The Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-9) is a well-validated, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criterion-based measure for diagnosing depression, assessing severity and monitoring treatment response. The performance of most depression scales including the PHQ-9, however, has not been rigorously evaluated in different racial/ethnic populations. Therefore, we compared the factor structure of the PHQ-9 between different racial/ethnic groups as well as the rates of endorsement and differential item functioning (DIF) of the 9 items of the PHQ-9. The presence of DIF would indicate that responses to an individual item differ significantly between groups, controlling for the level of depression. MEASUREMENTS:A combined dataset from 2 separate studies of 5,053 primary care patients including non-Hispanic white (n =2,520), African American (n =598), Chinese American (n =941), and Latino (n =974) patients was used for our analysis. Exploratory principal components factor analysis was used to derive the factor structure of the PHQ-9 in each of the 4 racial/ethnic groups. A generalized MantelHaenszel statistic was used to test for DIF. RESULTS:One main factor that included all PHQ-9 items was found in each racial/ethnic group with a coefficients ranging from 0.79 to 0.89. Although endorsement rates of individual items were generally similar among the 4 groups, evidence of DIF was found for some items. CONCLUSIONS:Our analyses indicate that in African American, Chinese American, Latino, and non-Hispanic white patient groups the PHQ-9 measures a common concept of depression and can be effective for the detection and monitoring of depression in these diverse populations.

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“…The scale has been validated across population groups (Aneshensel, Clark, & Frerichs, 1983;Radloff;Tran, Ngo, & Conway, 2003), although it may underassess depression among those whose symptoms are expressed somatically (Vega & Rumbaut, 1991). The scoring range on the CES-D is zero to 60.…”

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Parents' Work, Depressive Symptoms, Children, and Family Economic Mobility: What Can Ethnography Tell Us?

Iversen

Armstrong

2007

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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Low-income work, job training, depressive symptoms or depression, and children's school performance. These topics have occupied the attention of scholars and policy makers in recent years, particularly as they pertain to single mothers in the context of welfare reform. Broadening this landscape, findings from longitudinal, multi-city ethnographic research reveal that low-income fathers also experience depression or depressive symptoms that hinder family economic mobility. Further, repeated scores from a communitybased depressive symptoms measure embedded in the ethnographic inquiry show that the timing of parents' training and employment pathways, economic conditions, and policies in firms and children's schools intersect with parents' depressive symptoms or depression to affect mobility. Program and policy supports seem to mediate these intersecting mobility challenges. The company has to worry about your condition . . . The company is liable if anything happens to you. And once you're transferred even if you have a doctor's certificate saying that you can return, the position may be filled. (Steel Mill & Foundry, Second Shift Foreman, Milwaukee) Mr. Blessed expected wage progression more than skill development or promotion in his new position, but he hoped that the new work environment would contribute to family serenity. However, the final months at Steel Mill & Foundry, and working 12-hour shifts at Printing Company, caused his wife and him considerable strain, as both reported: Comments Reprinted with permission from

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Race, ethnicity, and depression: A confirmatory analysis.

Cited by 84 publications

References 19 publications

Depressive Symptoms Among Native and Immigrant Adolescents in Norway: The Role of Gender and Urbanization

Depressive Symptoms Among Native and Immigrant Adolescents in Norway: The Role of Gender and Urbanization

Using the patient health questionnaire-9 to measure depression among racially and ethnically diverse primary care patients

Parents' Work, Depressive Symptoms, Children, and Family Economic Mobility: What Can Ethnography Tell Us?

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