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