ReviewInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2013
Late-life depression in older African Americans: a comprehensive review of epidemiological and clinical data.
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- HIV Prevention Programming for Older African American Women: The Impact of a Faith-Based and Behavioral Science Partnership on Depressive Symptoms.Ethnicity & disease · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of a Disability Preventive Intervention for Minority and Immigrant Elders: The Positive Minds-Strong Bodies Randomized Clinical Trial.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2019Trial
- Valuation of Life as outcome and mediator of a depression intervention for older African Americans: the Get Busy Get Better Trial.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2018Trial
- Mediators of the impact of a home-based intervention (beat the blues) on depressive symptoms among older African Americans.Psychology and aging · 2014Trial
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- Identifying lifestyle risk factors that discriminate memory trajectories: Differential findings across racial and ethnic groups in older adults.Neurobiology of aging · 2025Article
- Ethnicity predicts long-term depressive symptom patterns in older adults with type 2 diabetes.International psychogeriatrics · 2025Article
- Racial Differences in Older Adult's Mental Health and Cognitive Symptomatology: Identifying Subgroups Using Multiple-Group Latent Class Analysis.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
- A Content Analysis of African Americans' Experience of Engaging inJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Article
- Interpersonal discrimination and depressive symptoms among older Black and African American adults.PloS one · 2024Article
- Lifetime vicarious experiences of major discrimination and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older black adults.Aging & mental health · 2023Article
- Depression and HIV risks: Engaging older African American women in HIV prevention education through the church.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- Coverage Parity And Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Mental Health And Substance Use Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2023Article
- Late-life depressive symptoms and white matter structural integrity within older Black adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire Using a Rasch Analysis.Journal of nursing measurement · 2022Article
- Hope, Purpose, and Religiosity: The Impact of Psychosocial Resources on Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Blacks.Journal of aging and health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe population of older African Americans is expected to triple by 2050, highlighting the public health importance of understanding their mental health needs. Despite evidence of the negative impact of late-life depression, less is known of how this disorder affects the lives of older African Americans. Lack of studies focusing on how depression presents in older African Americans and their subsequent treatment needs lead to a gap in epidemiologic and clinical knowledge for this population. In this review, we aim to present a concise report of prevalence, correlates, course, outcomes, symptom recognition, and treatment of depression for these individuals.
methodWe performed a literature review of English-language articles identified from PubMed and Medline published between January 1990 and June 2012. Studies included older adults and contained the key words 'geriatric depression in African Americans', 'geriatric depression in Blacks', and 'geriatric depression in minorities'.
resultsAlthough in most studies, older African Americans had higher or equivalence prevalence of depression compared with Caucasian Americans, we also found lower rates of recognition of depression and treatment. Many studies reported worse outcomes associated for depression among older African Americans compared with older Caucasians.
conclusionsSerious racial and ethnic disparities persist in the management of older African Americans with depression. Understanding their unmet needs and improving depression care for these individuals is necessary to reduce these disparities.
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