Everyday Discrimination, Diabetes-Related Distress, and Depressive Symptoms Among African Americans and Latinos with Diabetes

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1208-1216

  LeBron, Alana M W ^a   Valerio, Melissa A ^b   Kieffer, Edith ^c   Sinco, Brandy ^c   Rosland, Ann Marie ^d   Hawkins, Jaclynn ^c   Espitia, Nicolaus ^c   Palmisano, Gloria ^e   Spencer, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Community Health and Social Services Center Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Depressive symptoms; Diabetes; Diabetes related distress; Discrimination; Hispanics; Latinos; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACISM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911941528     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9843-3     Document Type: Article

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