Because of differing measures, samples, and reporting techniques, difficulties arise in attempting to compare patterns of depression across studies of racial and ethnic groups. The small sample size of ethnic minority youth in most, community studies of children and adolescents diminishes the statistical power to test differences in prevalence of disorders between specific ethnic subgroups. Recent studies have found that African-Americans have lower rates of depression than either whites13 or Latinos.43-44 Recent studies have also shown that there are increased depressive symptoms among Hispanic youth, particularly among Mexican- Americans, compared with their white and- African American counterparts.14,45-47
