SynthesisBMC psychiatry2014
Efficacy of depression treatments for immigrant patients: results from a systematic review.
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- Collaborative Care for Depression among Patients with Limited English Proficiency: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Clinician descriptions of communication strategies to improve treatment engagement by racial/ethnic minorities in mental health services: A systematic review.Patient education and counseling · 2016Pooled it
- Telephone-based depression self-management in Hispanic adults with epilepsy: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
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- Feasibility of implementing a culturally and linguistically adapted telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for depression and anxiety with Hispanic and Latino cancer survivors.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2025Article
- Cultural and linguistic adaptation of a telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention to treat depression and anxiety in Hispanic cancer survivors.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2024Article
- Yemeni refugees' health literacy and experience with the Dutch healthcare system: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Equitability of Depression Screening After Implementation of General Adult Screening in Primary Care.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- An overview of reviews on strategies to reduce health inequalities.International journal for equity in health · 2020Review
- Resilience, trauma, and hopelessness: protective or triggering factor for the development of psychopathology among migrants?BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Attitudes towards psychopharmacology and psychotherapy in psychiatric patients with and without migration background.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Unmet Mental Health Need Among Chinese and Latino Primary Care Patients: Intersection of Ethnicity, Gender, and English Proficiency.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
- The Relationships between Loneliness, Social Support, and Resilience among Latinx Immigrants in the United States.Clinical social work journal · 2020Article
- Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy to Improve Mental Health of Immigrant Populations in the Third Millennium.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe unprecedented rates of global migration present unique challenges to mental health services in migrant receiving countries to provide efficacious and culturally salient treatment for mental health conditions including depression. This review aimed to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of depression interventions specifically directed towards first-generation immigrant populations.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of original research published between 2000 and 2013 that investigated depression interventions in first generation immigrants.
resultsFifteen studies were included; the majority focused on Latino immigrants living in the United States (US). Twelve studies investigated the use of psychotherapies; the remainder examined collaborative care models and physical exercise-based interventions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Activation tended to improve depressive symptoms, especially when culturally adapted to suit clients while Problem Solving Therapy improved depressive symptomology with and without adaptations. Collaborative care and exercise did not significantly improve depressive symptoms.
conclusionDepression may be effectively treated by means of psychotherapies, especially when treatments are culturally adapted. However the reviewed studies were limited due to methodological weaknesses and were predominantly undertaken in the US with Latino patients. To improve generalizability, future research should be undertaken in non-US settings, amongst diverse ethnic groups and utilize larger sample sizes in either randomized clinical trials or observational cohort studies.
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