Retention in Depression Treatment among Ethnic and Racial Minority Groups
Alain Ricoh Flores
Contra Costa College
Abstract
A study that includes the focus in the ethnic-racial minorities with a sample of 561 participants in the United States such as the African American group is primary subject of the research. The study portrayed the premature discontinuation of psychiatric treatment among ethnic-racial minorities is a persistent concern. But the previous researches that was focused on identifying the underlying factors associated with ethnic-racial disparities in depression treatment has been limited by the scarcity of national samples with adequate representations of the minority groups and especially the non-English speakers. The …show more content…
The definition for receiving formal treatment for depression is by attending mental health visits with a specialty mental health provider or a general medical provider. While retention has been defined by literature as the prevention of premature termination; either by keeping at least four visits during 12 months or by completing treatment as defined by providers. (Wang, Berglund, & Kessler 2000) They have establish the cutoff point of four visits or greater for defining treatment retention based on the quality of depression treatment literature, and evidence based treatment guidelines, which find that at least four visits for follow-up or medication monitoring are required for the acute and continuation phases of depression. (Algeria, Chatterji, & Wells 2008; Wang, Berglund, Kessler …show more content…
Racial-ethnic differences in the analytical samples were found in immigration status, proficiency in English, poverty, and prescription of medication for depression. The Latino and Asian sample are 48% and 54% foreign born, respectively, as compared to non-Latino Whites (2%) and African-Americans who are exclusively US born. Latinos and Asians were likely to speak poorly or fairly (39% and 28% respectively) as compared to the groups of non-Latino Whites and African-Americans who were all English sufficient. Latinos and African-Americans were most likely to be under the poverty threshold (34% and 33%, respectively) as compared to non-Latino whites and Asians (17% and 24%, respectively) Asians were least likely to be prescribed medications for depression (46%) followed by African-Americans (51%) , then Latinos (67%) and finally non-Latino whites (75%) were most likely to be prescribed medications for depression. There were no racial-ethnic differences in the treatment sector used for depression with approximately two thirds of the total sample treated in specialty mental healthcare (non-Latino whites 65%, Latinos 70%, African-Americans 72%, and Asian 75%). There was also no difference in the reported satisfaction with the treatment across race and ethnicity, with 73% of the sample reported they were
Alain Ricoh Flores
Contra Costa College
Abstract
A study that includes the focus in the ethnic-racial minorities with a sample of 561 participants in the United States such as the African American group is primary subject of the research. The study portrayed the premature discontinuation of psychiatric treatment among ethnic-racial minorities is a persistent concern. But the previous researches that was focused on identifying the underlying factors associated with ethnic-racial disparities in depression treatment has been limited by the scarcity of national samples with adequate representations of the minority groups and especially the non-English speakers. The …show more content…
The definition for receiving formal treatment for depression is by attending mental health visits with a specialty mental health provider or a general medical provider. While retention has been defined by literature as the prevention of premature termination; either by keeping at least four visits during 12 months or by completing treatment as defined by providers. (Wang, Berglund, & Kessler 2000) They have establish the cutoff point of four visits or greater for defining treatment retention based on the quality of depression treatment literature, and evidence based treatment guidelines, which find that at least four visits for follow-up or medication monitoring are required for the acute and continuation phases of depression. (Algeria, Chatterji, & Wells 2008; Wang, Berglund, Kessler …show more content…
Racial-ethnic differences in the analytical samples were found in immigration status, proficiency in English, poverty, and prescription of medication for depression. The Latino and Asian sample are 48% and 54% foreign born, respectively, as compared to non-Latino Whites (2%) and African-Americans who are exclusively US born. Latinos and Asians were likely to speak poorly or fairly (39% and 28% respectively) as compared to the groups of non-Latino Whites and African-Americans who were all English sufficient. Latinos and African-Americans were most likely to be under the poverty threshold (34% and 33%, respectively) as compared to non-Latino whites and Asians (17% and 24%, respectively) Asians were least likely to be prescribed medications for depression (46%) followed by African-Americans (51%) , then Latinos (67%) and finally non-Latino whites (75%) were most likely to be prescribed medications for depression. There were no racial-ethnic differences in the treatment sector used for depression with approximately two thirds of the total sample treated in specialty mental healthcare (non-Latino whites 65%, Latinos 70%, African-Americans 72%, and Asian 75%). There was also no difference in the reported satisfaction with the treatment across race and ethnicity, with 73% of the sample reported they were