Table 2.
Endorsement of Illness Labels Among Patients in the Subjective Depression (n = 21) and PHQ-Depression (n = 31) Groupsab
| Label | Subjective Depression, n (%) | PHQ-Depression, n (%) |
| Sentir el ánimo bajo (low energy) | 21 (100) | 30 (97) |
| Decaimiento (weakness) | 18 (86) | 30 (97) |
| Depression | 17 (81) | 31 (100) |
| Soledad (loneliness) | 16 (76) | 27 (87) |
| Ansiedad (anxiety) | 15 (71) | 30 (97) |
| Financial problems | 15 (71) | 25 (81) |
| Nervios (nerves) | 14 (67) | 27 (87) |
| Tension | 14 (67) | 28 (90) |
| Family problems | 12 (57) | 22 (71) |
| Agitación (agitation) | 11 (52) | 22 (71) |
| Coraje (rages) | 11 (52) | 24 (77) |
| Susto (fright) | 8 (38) | 23 (74) |
| Espanto (sudden fear) | 4 (19) | 16 (52) |
| Other | 3 (14) | 4 (13) |
| Pánico (panic) | 3 (14) | 14 (45) |
| Ataques de nervios (nervous attacks) | 2 (10) | 7 (23) |
| Perdida del alma (soul loss) | 2 (10) | 9 (29) |
| Tripa ida (insides disappearing) | 1 (5) | 9 (29) |
| Problems with alcohol | 1 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Problems with drugs | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
a
Spanish language was used for cultural idioms of distress in both English and Spanish versions of the interview.
b
Of the 47 participants in the PHQ-depression group, only 31 endorsed having a mental health problem.
Abbreviation: PHQ = Patient Health Questionnaire.