2022
Addressing Health Equity and Racism Through a Hispanic Psychiatry Fellowship
Díaz E, Nava LA, Parke S, Silva M, Lu FG, Davidson L, Restrepo-Toro M, Jordan A, Vassallo MG, Mendiola A, Steiner J, Dike C. Addressing Health Equity and Racism Through a Hispanic Psychiatry Fellowship. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 1061-1064. PMID: 35414187, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate mental health servicesMental health servicesInequitable health outcomesRacial-ethnic minority groupsLimited English proficiencyClinical careHealth outcomesHealth servicesClinical modelHealth inequalitiesHealth equitySubstance useBilingual psychiatristsFellowship programsCareYears of implementationFeasibility indicatorsBilingual professionalsPatientsSimilar programs
2009
Inconsistencies in Diagnosis and Symptoms Among Bilingual and English-Speaking Latinos and Euro-Americans
Díaz E, Miskemen T, Vega WA, Gara M, Wilson DR, Lesser I, Escamilla M, Neighbors HW, Arndt S, Strakowski S. Inconsistencies in Diagnosis and Symptoms Among Bilingual and English-Speaking Latinos and Euro-Americans. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60: 1379-1382. PMID: 19797380, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.10.1379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonolingual EnglishBilingual LatinosEuro-AmericansMajor depressionSecond languageCentral research questionEuro-American patientsMajor mental disordersEnglishMedical record informationStructured diagnostic interviewAccuracy of diagnosisLatino patientsSevere depressionPatient profilesClinical carePsychotic symptomsClinical sitesMental disordersClinical diagnosisDiagnostic InterviewLatinosDiagnosisDiagnostic patternsResearch questions