Ethnicity and psychiatric diagnosis.

Examined diagnostic differences between black, white, and Hispanic-American patients (N = 1968) seen in psychiatric outpatient clinics of a large hospital in the South Bronx. Distribution of diagnoses also was compared statistically in relation to the diagnostician's ethnicity. Results indicated statistical differences between the patient's ethnicity and psychiatric diagnosis, as well as interactions between the therapists' ethnicity and these variables. Implications of the findings were discussed, and suggestions were offered for future research.