Specifying race-ethnic differences in risk for psychiatric disorder in a USA national sample

By J. Breslau, S. Aguilar-Gaxiola, Kenneth S. Kendler, Maxwell Su, David A. Williams, Ronald C. Kessler. Psychological Medicine, 2005

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Competition, Anxiety, and Depression in the College Classroom: Variations by Student Identity and Field of Study (2016, background): “Recent studies of mental health and intersectionality revealed that Black women exhibited the best mental health, despite their apparent “double jeopardy” (Breslau, Kendler, Su, GaxiolaAguilar, & Kessler, 2005; Breslau et al., 2006).”
Prevalence and distribution of major depressive disorder in African Americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites: results from the National Survey of American Life. (2007, result): “Whites in the NSAL are not representative of whites nationally, but the prevalence of MDD for whites is almost identical to that of whites in the NCS-R.(9,48) Moreover, the elevated rates and lower persistence of MDD for whites in the NSAL compared with blacks is consistent with the NCS(2,8) and the”
Sampling in Developmental Science: Situations, Shortcomings, Solutions, and Standards (2013, background): “…in many characteristics—physical and mental health (Adkins, Wang, Dupre, van den Oord, & Elder, 2009; American Public Health Association, 2004; Breslau et al., 2005; Crimmins & Saito, 2001; National Center for Health Statistics, 2011), beliefs and cognitions (Burke et al., 1992; Courtenay,…”
Race/ethnic differences in exposure to traumatic events, development of post-traumatic stress disorder, and treatment-seeking for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States (2010, positive): “…differences within race/ethnic groups based on age, gender, education, immigrant status, country of origin and length of stay in the USA (Dawson, 1998; Ortega et al. 2000 ; Alegria et al. 2006, 2008 ; Breslau et al. 2006a ; Breslau & Chang, 2006 ; Huang et al. 2007 ; Takeuchi et al. 2007).”
The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations (2024, background): “…are complex, with levels of psychological dis tress and symptoms of common mental disorders higher in mi noritized groups than White groups 151 , but lower prevalence/ incidence of diagnosed depression, anxiety, or substance use dis orders in many ethnoracially minoritized groups 152,153 .”
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders across Latino subgroups in the United States. (2007, background): “The psychiatric disorder prevalence rates among Latinos residing in the United States that we report were considerably lower than those reported in the NCS-R for Latino English-speaking populations.(15) Several factors could explain these substantial differences.”
Can social relationships explain the race paradox in mental health (2013, background): “Data from large population-based surveys reveal that Blacks have lower rates than Whites for most major psychiatric disorders (Breslau et al., 2006; Breslau, Kendler, Su, Gaxiola-Aguilar, & Kessler, 2005; Kessler et al., 1994; Williams et al., 2007; Zhang & Snowden, 1999).”
Psychiatric Disorder, Comorbidity, and Suicidal Behavior in Juvenile Justice Youth (2010, background): “In community surveys, White adults report higher rates of disorder than do African American or Hispanic counterparts (Breslau et al., 2006; Breslau, Kendler, Su, Gaxiola-Aguilar, & Kessler, 2005).”
Racial Identity and Well-Being among African Americans (2015, neutral): “______”: (1) I felt as good as other people, (2) I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing, (3) I felt depressed, (4) I felt that everything I did was an effort, (5) I felt hopeful, (6) my sleep was restless, (7) I felt happy, (8) people were unfriendly, (9) I enjoyed life, (10) I had crying”