Correlates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms among Black Caribbean Americans

Williams, Monnica T.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; George, Jamilah R.; Schlaudt, V.; Ifatunji, Mosi Adesina; Chatters, Linda M.

doi:10.1080/00207411.2020.1826261

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“…Future work may also benefit from use of digital technologies to ascertain health status and to ensure healthcare services are successful [69]. Third, we utilized a common measure of perceived oral health status [62][63][64]. Nonetheless, future studies would benefit from examining additional indicators of oral health status including the presence of oral disease, tooth loss, or functional limitations.…”

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“…Second, the measure is a strong predictor of other health measures including hypertension, diabetes, and obesity [56,61]. Third, the item we use is commonly used in the research literature and has been validated for study population [62][63][64]. Self-rated oral health derives from answers to the following question: "How would you rate the overall condition of your teeth, gums, and mouth at the present time?"…”

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Former Incarceration, Time Served, and Perceived Oral Health among African American Women and Men

Talbert

Macy

2022

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A large body of research has documented the far-reaching health consequences of mass incarceration in the United States. Yet, less scholarship has examined the relationship between former incarceration and oral health, a key reflection of health and disease occurring within the rest of the body. Using data extracted from the National Survey of American Life (n = 3343), this study examines associations among former incarceration status, duration of detention, and self-reported oral health among African American women and men. Results from gender-stratified ordered logistic models reveal that formerly incarcerated African American men and women experience significantly poorer oral health than their never incarcerated counterparts even after controlling for important social determinants of health. Furthermore, oral health is curvilinearly associated with the length of time that men are incarcerated such that odds of poor health decrease as detention duration increases up to approximately 15 years incarcerated. After 15 years of detainment, the odds of poor health tend to increase as duration increases. Findings extend research identifying gendered spillover health consequences of contact with the criminal legal system. Health professionals and policymakers should be conscious of incarceration as an important deleterious experience for the immediate and long-term condition of people’s teeth, mouth, and gums.

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Former Incarceration, Time Served, and Perceived Oral Health among African American Women and Men

Talbert

Macy

2022

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“…In addition, a variety of racial identity beliefs moderated this association; while some acted as vulnerability factors (e.g., race-focused racial identity pattern); others (e.g., multiculturalist and humanist racial identity patterns) were found to have a protective effect in the contexts of OCD symptoms. Also, one study identified everyday racial discrimination as a significant predictor of elevated six OCD symptom dimensions (e.g., harm, contamination, repeating, washing, ordering, counting) [ 15 ]. This was the first OCD and racial discrimination study to survey Black Caribbean American adults, and it did not find any significant differences in obsessions and compulsions in comparison to African Americans.…”

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“…With respect to research, while the aforementioned studies have provided some insights towards the impact of racism on anxiety, further research is needed, especially specific to ethnic differences within racial categories. This was exemplified by the study of Black Caribbean Americans which identified ethnic differences in OCD symptom expression [ 15 ]. Recommendations are as follows: Utilize an anti-racism lens: Researchers must employ an anti-racism lens to oppose and eliminate the barriers of systemic racism.…”

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Anxiety-Related Disorders in the Context of Racism

MacIntyre

Zare

Williams

2023

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose of Review The literature on racism and anxiety-related disorders, especially social anxiety, specific phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder, is notably lacking. This report aims to review recent evidence demonstrating the link between racial discrimination and various anxiety-related disorders. Recent Findings Anxiety-related disorders were the most significant mediator for daily discrimination and suicidal thoughts, above both depression and substance use. Further, studies showed that racial discrimination promotes posttraumatic stress and racial trauma among people of color. Systemic racism puts people of color at a higher risk for anxiety disorders than White people. Clinical case examples provide lived evidence of diverse racial and ethnic individuals suffering from anxiety-related disorders, with the development and worsening of symptoms due to racism and microaggressions. Summary There is a prominent need for recent research on anxiety-related disorders and racism. Recommendations for clinicians and future research directions are provided. These actions are required to address bias and mental health inequities and empower people of color.

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“…Symptoms of OCD are associated with distress from experiencing racial microaggressions (Willis and Neblett, 2018). A large study of Black Caribbean and African American adults found associations with racial discrimination and contamination, harm, washing, and repeating OCS (Williams et al, 2021). As MacIntyre et al (2023) state, much of the existing literature is on Black Americans, so more work is needed for other ethnic and racial groups of people.…”

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A pilot study of experiencing racial microaggressions, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the role of psychological flexibility

Browning,

Lloyd-Richardson,

Satterfield

et al. 2023

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Background: Experiencing racial microaggressions has clear effects on physical and psychological health, including obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms (OCS). More research is needed to examine this link. Psychological flexibility is an important process to examine in this work. Aims: This study aimed to examine if, while controlling for depression and anxiety, experiences of microaggressions and psychological flexibility helped explain OCD symptoms within a university-affiliated sample (undergraduate, graduate and law students). This was a pilot exploration of the relationships across themes. Method: Initial baseline data from a longitudinal study of psychological flexibility, OCD symptoms, depression, anxiety and experience of microaggressions was utilized. Correlations and regressions were utilized to examine which OCD symptom dimensions were associated with experiencing racial microaggressions in addition to anxiety and depression, and the added role of psychological flexibility was examined. Results: OCD symptoms, experiences of microaggressions and psychological flexibility were correlated. Experiences of racial microaggressions explained responsibility for harm and contamination OCD symptoms above and beyond psychological distress. Exploratory results support the relevance of psychological flexibility. Conclusion: Results support other work that experiences of racial microaggressions help explain OCS and they add some support for psychological flexibility as a relevant risk or protective factor for mental health in marginalized populations. These topics should be studied longitudinally with continued consideration of all OCD themes, larger sample sizes, intersecting identities, clinical samples, and continued exploration of psychological flexibility and mindfulness and values-based treatments.

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Correlates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms among Black Caribbean Americans

Cited by 4 publications

References 48 publications

Former Incarceration, Time Served, and Perceived Oral Health among African American Women and Men

Former Incarceration, Time Served, and Perceived Oral Health among African American Women and Men

Anxiety-Related Disorders in the Context of Racism

A pilot study of experiencing racial microaggressions, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the role of psychological flexibility

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