Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 18, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 787-798

Screening for Depression in Latino Immigrants: A Systematic Review of Depression Screening Instruments Translated into Spanish (Article)

Limon F.J.* , Lamson A.L. , Hodgson J. , Bowler M. , Saeed S.
  • a Department of Child Development and Family Relations, East Carolina University, 612 East 10th Street, Greenville, NC 27858, United States
  • b Department of Child Development and Family Relations, East Carolina University, 612 East 10th Street, Greenville, NC 27858, United States
  • c Department of Child Development and Family Relations, East Carolina University, 612 East 10th Street, Greenville, NC 27858, United States
  • d Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, 612 East 10th Street, Greenville, NC 27858, United States
  • e Broody School of Medicine, Psychiatric Medicine, East Carolina University, 612 East 10th Street, Greenville, NC 27858, United States

Abstract

The research on the diagnostic accuracy of Spanish language depression-screening instruments continues to be scarce in the US. Under-detection of depression by Primary Care Providers is approximately 50 % in the general population and this rate may be even higher for Latino immigrants for whom the depression rate tends to be higher than for non-Hispanic Whites. This systematic review shows that there is still limited evidence that guides primary care-based depression screening for Spanish speakers. The economic, social, and human costs of depression are high and complex; yet improvements in the effectiveness of treatment cannot be made available to sufferers of the disorder if they go undetected. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Major depression Screening Hispanic Depression Latino immigrants Under-detection Under-diagnosed Spanish speaking Latinos

Index Keywords

Emigrants and Immigrants depression Humans reproducibility Reproducibility of Results language mass screening Cultural Competency standards Hispanic Americans ethnology cultural competence human primary health care migrant Hispanic
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84949644062&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-015-0321-y&partnerID=40&md5=7bdaae5f9c358af231747c641ed6c20f
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0321-y
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English