Major depressive disorder in the African American population: Meeting the challenges of stigma, misdiagnosis, and treatment disparities

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1084-1089

  Bailey, Rahn Kennedy ^a   Blackmon, Holly L ^a   Stevens, Francis L ^b  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Depression; Health disparities; Psychiatry; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG METABOLISM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNICITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STIGMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 73349088429     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31102-0     Document Type: Article

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