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Addressing Stigma of Depression in Latino Primary Care Patients
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The authors of this study created a checklist that evaluates the social stigma of depression among Latino patients the study occurred at two large outpatient primary care clinics in Los Angeles.
After Katrina: Integrating Behavioral and Primary Health Care in the New Orleans Metro Area
January 11, 2012 | Program Result
The Louisiana Public Health Institute supported a learning collaborative, comprised of 81 clinics, aimed at integrating behavioral and primary health care in metro New Orleans, after the city's health care system was decimated by Hurricane Katrina.
Agency Tests Protocol for Depression Screening and Referral for Adult Day Center Clients
September 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 2001 to 2002, staff at North Country Aging Services in Edina, Minn., collaborated with four adult day centers to develop and test a screening and referral protocol for depression among elderly clients.
Antidepressant Reformulations
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
With the entry of generic drugs that reduce market share for top-selling brand-name drugs, many pharmaceutical manufacturers are reformulating existing products in an attempt to extend those products' life cycles.
Antidepressant Use in a Nationally Representative Sample of Community-Dwelling US Latinos with and Without Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study compared antidepressant use among Latinos and Whites.
Antidepressant Use in Black and White Populations in the United States
October 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study to estimate the prevalence of antidepressant use by Black and White Americans found that Black patients are significantly less likely to use antidepressants than White patients.
A Roadmap and Best Practices for Organizations to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article describes work to conduct systematic reviews of the literature, evaluate promising practices, provide technical assistance to health care organizations and disseminate their findings.
Assessing Depression Treatment Guidelines at Two Federal Facilities
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 1999, staff a Silver Spring, Md.-based health care consulting firm organized a conference to select performance measures for treatment of depression to be used by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense.
Association Between a Serotonin Transporter Gene Variant and Hopelessness Among Men in the Heart and Soul Study
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
For men with heart disease, having a variation of a serotonin transporter gene increases the likelihood of feeling hopeless.