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Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2011 Jul;103(7):576–584. doi: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30383-7

Table 4.

Treatment Received for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Revision) 12-Month Major Depressive Disorder Among Black and White Adults (N = 1183)^a

	Blacks (n = 190)		Whites (N = 993)		Black Compared to Whites^b
	%	SE	%	SE	OR^c	(95% CI)
Any treatment (1183)	48.3	(3.5)	67.3	(1.6)	0.53	(0.38–0.75)
Counselor, therapist, doctor, other (1045)	40.4	(3.7)	60.2	(1.6)	0.51	(0.36–0.72)
Prescribed medication (936)	34.5	(3.0)	53.2	(1.7)	0.53	(0.39–0.71)
Emergency department (196)	16.2	(2.6)	9.6	(0.9)	1.80	(1.12–2.89)
Hospitalized^d (219)	15.4	(2.4)	10.4	(0.9)	1.56	(1.00–2.41)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SE, standard error.

Bold type indicates a significant difference (p < .05 for blacks compared to whites).

Whites serve as reference group

Odds ratios adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education, income, and current health insurance.

Spent at least 1 night in the hospital.