This workshop will examine the research on African American women with depression. We will review, diagnostic criteria, risk factors, treatment, barriers to treatment, cultural stereotypes and suicidality among clients who has a clinical diagnosis of depression, particularly African American women. The CDC also finds that just 7.6 percent of African-Americans sought treatment for depression compared to 13.6 percent of the general population in 2011. Because the findings show that women — regardless of race or ethnicity — are more likely than men to experience depression, and African Americans experience major depression at higher rates than whites, then blacks. A report published by researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that poverty, parenting, racial and gender discrimination put black women — particularly low-income black women — at greater risk for major depressive disorder (MDD).
This workshop will examine the research on African American women with depression. We will review, diagnostic criteria, risk factors, treatment,
This presentation is for General hours and will account for three ceus. It is appropriate for all social workers as
This presentation is for General hours and will account for three ceus. It is appropriate for all social workers as
The workshop objectives are to familiarize attendees with the latest research on Neurodevelopmental Disorders as recorded in the DSM V
