Liefland Linda, Roberts David L, Ford Ralph, Stevens B Jamie
Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System, Bridgeport, CT, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2014 Apr;50(3):331-5. doi: 10.1007/s10597-013-9655-x. Epub 2013 Nov 6.
This study examined racial/ethnic differences in self-reported depressive symptoms in a clinical population at a northeastern community mental health center. Two hundred eighty-two individuals presenting for mental health intake completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II in either English or Spanish. Latinas reported higher severity of depressive symptoms compared to both African Americans and non-Latina whites. Latinas showed higher levels on both the somatic and the affective/cognitive scales of the BDI-II. These findings differ somewhat from previous reports, some of which suggest that Latinas exhibit elevation specifically in somatic symptoms. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for assessment and treatment.
本研究调查了东北部社区心理健康中心临床人群中自我报告的抑郁症状的种族/民族差异。282名前来进行心理健康评估的个体用英语或西班牙语完成了贝克抑郁量表第二版（BDI-II）。与非裔美国人和非拉丁裔白人相比，拉丁裔女性报告的抑郁症状严重程度更高。在BDI-II的躯体和情感/认知量表上，拉丁裔女性得分更高。这些发现与之前的报告略有不同，之前的一些报告表明，拉丁裔女性尤其在躯体症状方面表现出症状加重。本文将根据这些发现对评估和治疗的意义进行讨论。
