Open AccessMental Health of African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the United States: Results From the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Author(s) -
Tresha A. Gibbs,
Mayumi Okuda,
María A. Oquendo,
William B. Lawson,
Shuai Wang,
Yonette F. Thomas,
Carlos Blanco
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300891
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , demography , psychiatric epidemiology , anxiety , ethnic group , mental health , substance abuse , afro caribbean , psychiatry , caribbean region , alcohol abuse , mood disorders , latin americans , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , anthropology , law , political science
Previous epidemiological studies have found lower mood, anxiety, and substance use disorder prevalence in Black Americans, in general, compared with White Americans. We estimated the prevalence and persistence of psychiatric disorders in African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites.