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Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with depressive symptoms but not depression diagnosis in older adults.
This study tested how neighborhood disadvantage (ND) relates to depressive symptomology and diagnosis to assess for neighborhood disparities in mental health care cross-sectionally. Using data from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Study of Aging, the investigators found living in the high and mid-ND tertiles to be associated with depressive symptomology, yet ND had no significant relation to depression diagnosis. They concluded that older adults living in high and mid-disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to experience depressive symptomology but not receive a diagnosis, indicating a possible disparity in mental health care.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Bolstad CJ, Moak R, Brown CJ .
Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with depressive symptoms but not depression diagnosis in older adults.
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Aug 8;17(16). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165745..
Keywords: Elderly, Depression, Behavioral Health, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Klawetter S, McNitt C, Hoffman JA
Perinatal depression in low-income women: a literature review and innovative screening approach.
This paper is a literature review of perinatal depression prevalence, consequences, and screening among low-income women and women of color. The Warm Connections program has an innovative perinatal depression screening protocol and was used with WIC participants. The literature showed mixed findings of perinatal prevalence among low-income women and women of color. There were lower perinatal depression rates in the Warm Connections program in studies using less specific perinatal depression screening instruments with similar samples.
AHRQ-funded; HS026370.
Citation: Klawetter S, McNitt C, Hoffman JA .
Perinatal depression in low-income women: a literature review and innovative screening approach.
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2020 Jan 7;22(1):1. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-1126-9.
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Keywords: Depression, Pregnancy, Women, Low-Income, Social Determinants of Health, Screening, Behavioral Health, Maternal Care, Disparities, Diagnostic Safety and Quality