USA Today reports on new studies that find that minorities are less likely to receive treatment for depression:
"About 60% of whites with symptoms of depression had received treatment in the past year, compared to only 41% of blacks and about a third of Asians and Latinos, in one new study, published in the November issue of Psychiatric Services …
Nobody knows exactly why minorities receive less treatment for depression. The Harvard researchers speculate that blacks, Latinos and Asians may mistrust mental health care workers, feel more stigma linked to emotional problems or lack the insurance or funds needed for treatment …"
Those of you who are aware of great programs out there for underserved communities, please reach out to me. I want to write about the work people are doing to help women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders who are economically disadvantaged, those without insurance, those who speak English as a second language, etc.
