Hispanic ethnicity, language, and depression: Physician-patient communication and patient use of alternative treatments

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-246

  Sleath, Betsy L ^a   Williams, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative treatments; Communication; Depression; Hispanic; Language

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF REPORT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TEXAS;

EID: 12344289414     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/VQU1-QYWT-XW6Y-4M14     Document Type: Article

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