Open AccessScreening for depression in African-Caribbean elders
Author(s) -
Greta Rait
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1460-2229
pISSN - 0263-2136
DOI - 10.1093/fampra/16.6.591
Subject(s) - medicine , geriatric depression scale , depression (economics) , receiver operating characteristic , mental health , medical diagnosis , gerontology , psychiatry , anxiety , pathology , depressive symptoms , economics , macroeconomics
There are increasing numbers of older African-Caribbeans in the UK. Primary care staff often feel less confident about diagnosing depression in this group. Screening instruments may assist in making diagnoses in cross-cultural consultations.
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