Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Across Latino Subgroups in the United States

American journal of public health - Tập 97 Số 1 - Trang 68-75 - 2007
Margarita Alegrı́a1, Norah Mulvaney‐Day1, María Torres1, Antonio J. Polo1, Zhun Cao1, Glorisa Canino1
1Margarita Alegría, Norah Mulvaney-Day, Maria Torres, Antonio Polo, and Zhun Cao are with the Center for Multi-cultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Somerville, Mass. Glorisa Canino is with the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan.

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Objectives. We examined the prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders among Latinos residing in the United States. Methods. We used data from the National Latino and Asian American Study, which included a nationally representative sample of Latinos. We calculated weighted prevalence rates of lifetime and past-year psychiatric disorders across different sociodemographic, ethnic, and immigration groups. Results. Lifetime psychiatric disorder prevalence estimates were 28.1% for men and 30.2% for women. Puerto Ricans had the highest overall prevalence rate among the Latino ethnic groups assessed. Increased rates of psychiatric disorders were observed among US-born, English-language-proficient, and third-generation Latinos. Conclusions. Our results provide important information about potential correlates of psychiatric problems among Latinos that can inform clinical practice and guide program development. Stressors associated with cultural transmutation may exert particular pressure on Latino men. Continued attention to environmental influences, especially among third-generation Latinos, is an important area for substance abuse program development.

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American journal of public health

Tập 97 Số 1

68-75

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