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Ethnicity and Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Alcohol‐Dependent Persons Who Receive Inpatient Treatment: African Americans, Alaska Natives, Caucasians, and Hispanics
Author(s) -
Hesselbrock Michie N.,
Hesselbrock Victor M.,
Segal Bernard,
Schuckit Marc A.,
Bucholz Kathy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1097/01.alc.0000080164.21934.f9
Subject(s) - ethnic group , comorbidity , psychiatric comorbidity , psychiatry , medicine , african american , demography , national comorbidity survey , gerontology , clinical psychology , ethnology , sociology , anthropology , history
This study examined ethnic and gender differences of psychiatric comorbidity among alcohol dependent men and women from four ethnic groups: Alaska Native, Caucasians, African Americans, and Hispanics. The data were obtained through individual standardized interview; DSM‐III‐R diagnoses were obtained via a computer algorithm. The subjects inclued 1177 Caucasians, 361 African Americans, 93 Hispanics and 486 Alaska Natives. Significant ethnic differences were found in relation to age of onset of alcohol and multiple substance dependence and psychiatric comorbidity. Ethnic differences were also noted with regard to the health care utilizations.