Profiles of depression in a treatment-seeking Hispanic population: Psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

Michael O KillianKatherine SanchezBrittany H EghaneyanLeopoldo J CabassaMadhukar H Trivedi

Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research (2020)

Capturing four profiles of depression in a large primary care sample helps characterize the manifestation of depression in a Hispanic population. The single item related to fatigue had the greatest variation across groups indicating it might be useful as a screening item. Inadequate evaluation of symptoms could lead to significant under identification of the disorder among Hispanics.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
sleep quality
primary care
depressive symptoms
mental health
healthcare
public health
african american
smoking cessation
bioinformatics analysis