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Citation |
Mellsop G, Smith B. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Psychiatry 2007; 41(10): 850-853. |
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Affiliation |
Waikato Clinical School, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. mellsopg@waikatodhb.govt.nz |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2007, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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17828659 |
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Abstract |
OBJECTIVE: To inform the debate on the relationship between gender and depression by examining clinicians' ratings on selected HoNos items in two cultural groups. METHOD: Scores on items 1 (overactivity/aggression) and 2 (depression) as recorded by clinicians in the CAOS study of more than 12,000 unselected New Zealand psychiatric service users were analysed by gender and self identified ethnicity. RESULTS: The lowest ratings for depression and highest for overactivity/agression were assigned to Māori males. Female Māori, were rated next, followed by male non-Māori. Female non-Māori were rated highest on depression and lowest on overactivity/agression. CONCLUSIONS: Amongst the hypotheses to explain these findings are those relating to service utilization, rater bias, criteria bias, and cultural pathoplastic effects. These questions need answers. Language: en |