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Minority teens: Fewer depression therapies

February 23rd, 2011

ATLANTA, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Black, Hispanic and Asian adolescents are less likely than whites to receive treatment for major depression, U.S. researchers say…….click here to continue reading

More depression in Western cultures (UPI)

October 30th, 2009

EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 30 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say those who genetically tend to depression do better in collectivist East Asian cultures compared to individualistic Western cultures…….click here to continue reading

Eastern ‘collectivist’ culture may buffer against depression (USA Today)

October 28th, 2009

People who live in Western culture may get depressed more than those from East Asian culture because Westerners don’t have the cultural support that can protect them from a genetic vulnerability to depression, suggests a new study…….click here to continue reading