TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - African Americans/psychology/statistics & numerical data
KW - Age Distribution
KW - Child
KW - Depressive Disorder/diagnosis/epidemiology/psychology
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Poverty/psychology/statistics & numerical data
KW - Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/statistics & numerical data
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Reproductive Health Services/statistics & numerical data
KW - Southeastern United States/epidemiology
KW - Urban Population/statistics & numerical data
KW - Young Adult
AU - M. H. Collins
AU - K. Kelch-Oliver
AU - K. Johnson
AU - J. Welkom
AU - M. Kottke
AU - C. O. Smith
A1 - 
AB - Adolescent depression is a major public health concern. Depression and depressive symptoms are more prevalent in adolescent females and are associated with high-risk sexual behavior. Only one third of adolescents receive professional help for their depression, although about 90% visit their primary care providers on average 2-3 times per year. It is imperative that health professionals seek additional methods in the identification and treatment of depressive symptoms. This paper presents findings of the presence of clinically significant depressive symptoms in African American female adolescents receiving routine health care services within an adolescent primary care reproductive health clinic. Results revealed higher rates of depressive symptoms in this subsample of African American adolescent females when compared to the national sample, suggesting that primary care reproductive health clinics are a viable setting for the identification of depressive symptoms among low income, African American female adolescents. Psychosocial interventions and recommendations for the integration of primary care reproductive health, and behavioral health consultation services are presented.
BT - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
C5 - General Literature
CP - 3
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10880-010-9200-9
IS - 3
JF - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
N2 - Adolescent depression is a major public health concern. Depression and depressive symptoms are more prevalent in adolescent females and are associated with high-risk sexual behavior. Only one third of adolescents receive professional help for their depression, although about 90% visit their primary care providers on average 2-3 times per year. It is imperative that health professionals seek additional methods in the identification and treatment of depressive symptoms. This paper presents findings of the presence of clinically significant depressive symptoms in African American female adolescents receiving routine health care services within an adolescent primary care reproductive health clinic. Results revealed higher rates of depressive symptoms in this subsample of African American adolescent females when compared to the national sample, suggesting that primary care reproductive health clinics are a viable setting for the identification of depressive symptoms among low income, African American female adolescents. Psychosocial interventions and recommendations for the integration of primary care reproductive health, and behavioral health consultation services are presented.
PP - United States
PY - 2010
SN - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
SP - 175
EP - 182
EP - 
T1 - Clinically significant depressive symptoms in African American adolescent females in an urban reproductive health clinic
T2 - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
TI - Clinically significant depressive symptoms in African American adolescent females in an urban reproductive health clinic
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 20567888
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-010-9200-9
VL - 17
VO - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
Y1 - 2010
ER -