Depressive Symptoms Predict Major Depressive Disorder after 15 Years among Whites but Not Blacks

Frontiers in Public Health

Ehsan Moazen-Zadeh¹ 

关键词: ethnic groups;    African Americans;    depressive symptoms;    depression;    validity;    reliability;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2016.00013

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBlack–White differences are shown in psychosocial and medical correlates of depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder (MDD). The current longitudinal study compared Blacks and Whites for the association between baseline depressive symptoms and subsequent risk of MDD after 15 years.

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