DeVore, Cassie

Nadeau, Faculty Advisor, Carolyn

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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUJohn Wesley Powell Student ResearchConference 2010, 21st Annual JWP ConferenceApr 10th, 2:35 PM - 3:35 PMDiagnosis of Depression Among HispanicIndividuals--Appropriate Methods and MeasuresCassie DeVoreIllinois Wesleyan UniversityCarolyn Nadeau, Faculty AdvisorIllinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprcPart of the Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures CommonsThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Cassie DeVore and Carolyn Nadeau, Faculty Advisor, "Diagnosis of Depression Among Hispanic Individuals--AppropriateMethods and Measures" (April 10, 2010). John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference. Paper 7.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprc/2010/posters2/7THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE - APRIL 2010 Poster Presentation P14 DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION AMONG mSPANIC INDIVIDUALS - APPROPRIATE METHODS AND MEASURES Cassie DeVore and Carolyn Nadeau* Hispanic Studies Department, Illinois Wesleyan University The diagnosis of mental illnesses in Hispanic individuals has received much criticism within the past decade. The amount of Hispanics that have immigrated to the United States has been on the rise, and this immigration to the United States has involved varying degrees of acculturation. Although newly immigrated Hispanics face a whole new set of challenges compared to Hispanics who have lived in the United States for many years, the obvious language barriers, poor socioeconomic statuses, and the ability to fit in and understand the American culture are all issues that might affect ones mental state. Many individuals, therefore, suffer from this transition into a new culture or suffer from a lack of balance between their own culture and the new culture. These circumstances might, then, correlate with the frequency of mental illness in Hispanics. Depression, in particular, is one serious mental illness that appears in the Hispanic population. Unfortunately, many Hispanics do not receive proper diagnosis for their mental illness and thus do not receive the appropriate treatment. Research has investigated the different measures and methods used to diagnose depression in Hispanics, but these systems have not proven to be valid or reliable. This situation needs to be further researched and changes regarding the diagnosis of depression in Hispanics needs to be addressed. 

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