Mental Health Screening Differences in Non-English Speaking Patients: Results From a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Frank MüllerAlyssa M AbdelnourDiana N RutaremaraJudith E ArnetzEric D AchtyesOmayma AlshaarawyHarland T HolmanPublished in: Journal of primary care & community health (2023)
Results highlight the inequities between the language groups that are probably the result of the challenges to access multilingual depression and anxiety screening instruments. Furthermore, providers may be prone to bias about who they think "needs" a mental health screening. We suggest that measures are implemented to ensure consistency in mental health screening regardless of a patients' preferred language.