Ethnic and migrational impact on the clinical manifestation of depression

Deisenhammer, Eberhard; Coban-Basaran, Mueberra; Mantar, Atil; Prunnlechner, Regina; Kemmler, Georg; ALKIN, TUNÇ; Hinterhuber, Hartmann

doi:10.1007/s00127-011-0417-1

Ethnic and migrational impact on the clinical manifestation of depression

Deisenhammer E. A., Coban-Basaran M., Mantar A., Prunnlechner R., Kemmler G., ALKIN T., ...More

SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.47, no.7, pp.1121-1129, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 47 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00127-011-0417-1
Journal Name: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1121-1129
Keywords: Depression, Ethnicity, Migration, Culture, Minority, Somatization
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Depressive disorders are still underdiagnosed. Ethnic and cultural factors may influence the way depression is presented and therefore contribute to problems in assessing these disorders in different ethnic populations appropriately. In this investigation, the impact of both ethnicity and migration on the manifestation of depression was studied.