2010
Whether medically unexplained or not, three or more concurrent somatic symptoms predict psychopathology and service use in community populations
Escobar JI, Cook B, Chen CN, Gara MA, Alegría M, Interian A, Diaz E. Whether medically unexplained or not, three or more concurrent somatic symptoms predict psychopathology and service use in community populations. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2010, 69: 1-8. PMID: 20630257, PMCID: PMC2905311, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnxiety DisordersAsianCommunity Health ServicesComorbidityCross-Cultural ComparisonDepressive DisorderFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedSomatoform DisordersStatistics as TopicSubstance-Related DisordersUtilization ReviewWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsGeneral physical symptomsPhysical symptomsService useSomatic symptomsCommunity populationUse of servicesPsychological distressCommon mental disordersUnexplained physical symptomsSubstance use disordersSignificant independent effectUnadjusted comparisonsPsychiatric disordersUse disordersMental disordersSymptomsMUPSSignificant predictorsIndependent effectsMedical explanationDisordersMultivariate regressionRegression analysisOne-thirdDistress
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