Psychiatric disorders among older Black Americans: Within-and between-group differences

RJ Taylor, LM Chatters - Innovation in aging, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Psychiatric disorders impose significant personal, social, and financial costs for individuals,
families, and the nation. Despite a large amount of research and several journals focused on …

[HTML][HTML] Centering culture in mental health: Differences in diagnosis, treatment, and access to care among older people of color

DE Jimenez, M Park, D Rosen, J hui Joo… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mental healthcare disparities are routinely documented, yet they remain wider than in most
other areas of healthcare services and common mental disorders (depression and anxiety) …

Coping with racism: a perspective of COVID-19 church closures on the mental health of African Americans

F DeSouza, CB Parker, EV Spearman-McCarthy… - Journal of racial and …, 2021 - Springer
Academic medical literature and news outlets extensively document how older individuals in
communities of color, especially African American communities, are dying disproportionately …

Refining Black men's depression measurement using participatory approaches: a concept mapping study

LB Adams, SLK Baxter, AF Lightfoot, N Gottfredson… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite cumulative socioeconomic disadvantage and risk factors, Black
Americans have a lower prevalence of depression than whites. Given the emerging focus of …

Measurement of irritability in cancer patients

AY Zhang, SJ Ganocy - Nursing research, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Irritability is common among people who are physically ill, but a physical
underpinning of irritability is not assessed by existing measures. A measure that assesses …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility and acceptability of the We See You, Sis sister circle for Black women with depression symptoms

KS Jeffers, F Jones, OK Duru - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To test the feasibility and acceptability of We See You, Sis, a therapeutically
grounded virtual sister circle intervention for Black women with depression symptoms …

Depression in Older Adults: Do Current DSM Diagnostic Criteria Really Fit?

V Bergua, C Blanchard, H Amieva - Clinical Gerontologist, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The great heterogeneity in symptoms and clinical signs of depression in older
adults makes the current diagnostic criteria difficult to apply. This scoping review aims to …

“There is a balm in Gilead”: Black social workers' spiritual counterstory on the COVID-19 crisis

RD Adams, CA Tyson - Social Work in Public Health, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The authors assert that art-based inquiry can serve as a powerful medium for understanding
the connection between faith and resilience as perceived and understood by older African …

Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on meaningful activity engagement in racially and ethnically diverse older adults

A Oh, S Gan, WJ Boscardin, TB Neilands… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Participation and active engagement in meaningful activities support the
emotional and physical well‐being of older adults. In 2020, the onset of the COVID‐19 …

Black Women's Lived Experiences of Depression and Related Barriers and Facilitators to Utilising Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Evidence …

AT Jieman, F Soliman, K York, K Bhui, J Onwumere… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Depression among Black women is a significant public health concern. However, our
understanding of their unique experiences and the barriers and facilitators to utilising …