Retention in depression treatment among ethnic and racial minority groups in the United States

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 485-494

  Fortuna, Lisa R ^a   Alegria, Margarita ^b   Gao, Shan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Ethnic racial minorities; Retention in care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953497163     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20685     Document Type: Article

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