Low literacy and mental illness in a nationally representative sampleTetine L Sentell
University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 191:549-52. 2003
Literacy and comprehension of Beck Depression Inventory response alternativesTetine L Sentell
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Community Ment Health J 39:323-31. 2003
..These preliminary results suggest that poor comprehension of mental health measures is not only prevalent, but also cannot be estimated from patients' education or assessed reading levels...
Importance of adult literacy in understanding health disparitiesTetine Lynn Sentell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:862-6. 2006
..This relationship has not been tested in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults...
Access to mental health treatment by English language proficiency and race/ethnicityTetine Sentell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 2727 Mariposa Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:289-93. 2007
..Limited English proficiency (LEP) may contribute to mental health care disparities, yet empirical data are limited...
Cognitive complexity of self-administered depression measuresMartha Shumway
UCSF Department of Psychiatry, 2727 Mariposa Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94100, USA
J Affect Disord 83:191-8. 2004
..Thus, cognitive complexity may provide a useful guide for selecting measures to maximize measurement quality...
Comparison of psychiatrists and psychologists in clinical practiceDavid P Pingitore
Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of California, Berkeley, 94720, USA
Psychiatr Serv 53:977-83. 2002
..The authors compared data from psychiatrists and psychologists in California to determine whether long-standing differences in clinical practice remain after the introduction of managed care and other changes in mental service delivery...
Impact of health literacy on socioeconomic and racial differences in health in an elderly populationDavid H Howard
Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:857-61. 2006
..Differences in health literacy levels by race and education are widely hypothesized to contribute to health disparities, but there is little direct evidence...