A Comparison of Depressive Symptoms in African Americans and Caucasian Americans

Year: 2003 Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v.34, no.1, (January 2003), p.111-124 SIEC No: 20050333

This study examined group differences in depressive symptomatology on the Beck Depression Inventory in 278 African Americans & 278 Caucasian Americans seeking psychotherapy. Relative to Caucasian Americans, African Americans reported less pessimism, dissatisfaction, self-blame, & suicidal ideation, & more sense of punishment & weight change, but for reasons unrelated to depression. (59 refs)

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