Racial Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression: A Literature Review

Psychiatric Quarterly - Tập 78 Số 1 - Trang 3-14 - 2007
Sherri Simpson1, Laura L. Krishnan2,3, Mark E. Kunik2,3,4, Pedro Ruiz5
1Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
2Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
3Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Health Services Research and Development Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, USA
4Veteran Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center, Little Rock, USA
5Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, USA

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