2 Cases Presented: Diagnosis for both Depression

1) African American female (36 years old) presenting with depression. The client is married and unable to conceive a child after 7 years of trying. The client is becoming extremely depressed blaming herself for own body's inability to have a child sending her into a spiral of intense negative emotions. In her mind she feels that her husband will leave her due to this misfortune.

2) Hispanic male (14 years old) presenting with depression due to consistent bullying in his school environment. The client moved to the United States 2 years ago with his parents and siblings. Due to language barriers the client has had a difficult time making friends. He is currently being bullied at school and recently was suspended from school for fighting when defend himself. The fight was caught on camera making the school environment event worst. The client has been isolating himself to avoid the ridicule of his peers.

According to the 2 cases presented above what factors could potentially impact diagnosis as a result of cultural considerations during the biopsychosocial process. How would you compare and contrast cultural considerations between the two populations chosen when assessing? How do various non-verbal behaviors, perception, views regarding suicide, play a role amongst selected populations? How would cultural sensitivity apply?