Table 1.
Description of included studies
| Title | Setting | Ethnic group | Diagnostic category | Description | Design | Source of data reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda et al. (1996) | San Francisco, USA Hospital | Latino | Depression | Experiences from 4 different trials. | 2 preventative and 2 treatment studies. | Authors’ own experiences |
| Thompson & Neighbors (1996) | Detroit, Michigan, USA Hospital | African American | Schizophrenia or mood disorder | A study on the influence of ethnicity on diagnosis in psychiatric inpatients. | Cross sectional study | Direct participant interview & authors experiences |
| Le et al. (2008) | Washington DC, USA and Mexico City, Mexico Community health care | Latino | Postpartum depression | Recruitment data from two RCTs of preventative interventions. | Cross sectional comparative study | Authors’ own experiences |
| Arean et al. (2003) | San Francisco Bay, USA Community clinic | African American | Depression or anxiety | Traditional methods of recruitment versus consumer‐centred approach | Comparative observational studies | Authors’ own experiences |
| Meinert et al. (2003) | Cleveland, Ohio, USA Community | African American | Depression | Mental health conference based on NIH guidelines on the inclusion of minorities | Intervention study | Participants views of barriers |
| Gallagher‐Thompson et al. (2004) | Community, San Francisco Bay USA | Latino | Dementia | Comparison of three recruitment strategies | Cross‐sectional nested study | Authors’ own observations |
| Chen et al. (2005) | Manhattan, New York City, USA Neighbourhood health centre | Asian American | Depression | Description of building research programmes in the community. | Review article | Authors’ own experiences |
| Aliyu et al. (2006) | South Eastern USA Multiple academic medical centres | African American | Schizophrenia & Schizoaffective disorder | Maximizing recruitment, retention & forging community ties. | Description of a protocol | Authors’ own experiences. |
| Loue & Sajatovic (2008) | San Diego County, California and North East Ohio, USA | Latino | Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression | Overview of author's own experience from several studies | Review article | Authors’ own experiences |