Depressive role impairment and subthreshold depression in older black and white women: race differences in the clinical significance criterion

Objectives: We examined race differences in the DSM-IV clinical significance criterion (CSC), an indicator of depressive role impairment, and its impact on assessment outcomes in older white and black women with diagnosed and subthreshold depression. Design: We conducted a secondary analysis of a community-based interview study, using group comparisons and logistic regression. Setting: Lower-income neighborhoods in a Midwestern city....