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• Arch Gen Psychiat · Mar 2007

  Comparative Study

  Prevalence and distribution of major depressive disorder in African Americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites: results from the National Survey of American Life.

  Little is known about the relationship between race/ethnicity and depression among US blacks. ⋯ When MDD affects African Americans and Caribbean blacks, it is usually untreated and is more severe and disabling compared with that in non-Hispanic whites. The burden of mental disorders, especially depressive disorders, may be higher among US blacks than in US whites.

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