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January 17, 2010
Researchers document deficiencies in depression treatment.
The New York Times (1/8, Rabin) reported in Vital Signs that, according to a study published Jan. 6 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, "only about half of all Americans with depression receive treatment of any kind," with "only one in five...getting care -- talk therapy, medication or both -- that conforms to American Psychiatric Association guidelines."
In an analysis of results from "nationally representative surveys of 15,762 adults from February 2001 to November 2003," Wayne State University researchers also found that "Mexican-Americans and African-Americans were less likely than other groups to receive treatment of any kind."
Related Links:
- Mental Health: Deficiencies in Treatment of Depression," Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, January 8, 2010.
Posted by admin at January 17, 2010 05:43 PM