African Americans and Depression

https://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/node/10176/10423-thumbnail.jpgThe topic of depression remains highly stigmatized in the Black community. Research shows that African Americans are less likely to seek help from formal outlets and more likely to live undiagnosed with depression. For these reasons, I conducted a literature review in hopes of answering the questions as listed:1) What does the research say about African Americans who suffer from depression? 2) What are the prevalence rates of African Americans who suffer from depression? 3) What are their help-seeking behaviors? 4)What are the perceptions of depression among African Americans? The literature review will help to reveal what is still missing in the information known about African Americans and depression. Implications of this literature review will help to better understand previous research on depression in the Black Community