Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change
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Seek and evaluate promising interventions in health care settings to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
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Depression in Primary Care: Linking Clinical and System Strategies
National Program
Program designed to increase the use of effective treatment models in primary care settings for patients with depression.
Mortgage Delinquency and Changes in Access to Health Resources and Depressive Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Cohort of Americans Older Than 50 Years
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Researchers evaluate associations between mortgage delinquency and changes in health and health-relevant resources over two years (between 2006 and 2008).
Recent Research About Nursing, September 2010
September 22, 2010 | Story
New studies look at nurses' work experience in magnet hospitals, and nurses' role in preventing postpartum depression.
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.
Foreclosure Process Takes Toll on Physical, Mental Health
October 21, 2011 | Story
RWJF scholars find that mortgage-delinquent homeowners more likely to suffer from depression, lack sufficient food supply and skip prescription drugs.
The Influence of Depressive Symptoms on Clinician-Patient Communication Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study investigated whether patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and comorbid depression report worse communication with their physicians than their counterparts without depressive symptoms and which domains of communication seem most affected.
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.
Health Center Screens and Treats Depression and Addictions on Cape Cod
June 22, 2009 | Program Result
In 2004, four community health centers began screening their patients for depression and addictions. Patients were originally referred elsewhere for treatment, but the centers later hired social workers and a psychiatrist and began mental health treatment themselves.
Decision-Making Role Preferences Among Patients with HIV
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
HIV patients routinely make complex decisions regarding treatment and medication adherence. This study examined factors that might lead HIV patients to prefer a more active role in the decision-making process.