Effects of Time in the United States and Indian Ethnicity on DSM-III-R Psychiatric Disorders among Mexican Americans in California

Alderete, Ethel; Vega, William A.; Kolody, Bohdan; Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Sergio

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“…Comparing the findings of this study with those of other surveys, which used the same diagnostic instrument, our study subjects had a lower rate of mood disorders than Mexican-Americans (12.1%) 1 and Sardinians in Paris (17.6%; depressive episode) 2 . The comparison with Chinese-Americans revealed a similar rate of depressive episodes (6.2% vs. 6.9%), but a lower rate of dysthymia (2.5% vs. 5.2%) 24 .…”

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The mental health of Korean immigrants in São Paulo, Brazil

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This study investigated the frequency of lifetime mental disorders among Korean immigrants in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Snowball sampling with multiple focuses was used to recruit Korean immigrants older than 18 years and living in São Paulo. A total of 324 Korean immigrants were selected and their mental status was evaluated using a structured interview, namely the Portuguese or the Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 2.1. The diagnoses of mental disorders were made according to the ICD-10. The frequency of any lifetime psychiatric disorder was 41.9%. The frequencies of main disorders were: anxiety disorder, 13% (post-traumatic stress disorder, 9.6%); mood disorder, 8.6%; somatoform disorders, 7.4%; dissociative disorder, 4.9%; psychotic disorder, 4.3%; eating disorder, 0.6%; any substance (tobacco, alcohol, drugs) use disorder, 23.1%. The frequency of any psychiatric disorder except alcohol and tobacco use disorders was 26.2%. Korean immigrants have more psychiatric disorders than the Korean population in Korea, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder, and almost the same rate as the Brazilian population. Mental health authorities should promote a healthier integration and the development of culturally sensitive mental health programs for Korean immigrants.

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“…Among Mexican immigrants in the United States, 33.8% had some form of lifetime psychiatric disorder, whereas the prevalence rate among Mexicans in Mexico was 24.7% 1 . Italians in Paris had more depressive episodes (17.6% vs. 13.6%) and dysthymia (7.1% vs. 4%) in their lifetime than the population in their country of origin 2 .…”

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“…Because 75% of Latinos residing in the U.S. are either immigrants or children of immigrants (Alderete, Vega, Kolody, & Aguilar-Gaxiola, 2000;U.S. Census Bureau, 2005), nativity of one's parents as well as one's self is relevant for understanding risk for substance use and disorder.…”

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“…Several interpretations have been given to these results including selection effects of immigration, cumulative exposure to social assimilation and adverse events mediated by length of stay in the US, and measurement artifacts (Vega, Sribney, Aguilar-Gaxiola, & Kolody, 1998b). Another explanation is that when childhood development occurs in countries with strong proscriptive norms against illicit drug use, such as in Latin America, and high levels of protective factors such as family stability and cohesiveness, they may be inoculated against substance abuse and dependence when they immigrate as adults.Because 75% of Latinos residing in the U.S. are either immigrants or children of immigrants (Alderete, Vega, Kolody, & Aguilar-Gaxiola, 2000;U.S. Census Bureau, 2005), nativity of one's parents as well as one's self is relevant for understanding risk for substance use and disorder.…”

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Social Relationships, Social Assimilation, and Substance Use Disorders among Adult Latinos in the U.S.

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Vega²,

Sribney³

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Journal of Drug Issues

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Based on social control perspectives and results from prior studies we test hypotheses about the extent to which characteristics of family and social networks are associated with substance use disorders (SUD), and whether these associations vary by sex. In this study SUD is alcohol or illicit drug abuse or dependence as defined by criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. With nationally representative data of adult Latinos from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (NLAAS), we found that respondents' language use with family, rather than language proficiency, appears to be a more efficient proxy for social assimilation to represent differential levels of risk of SUD. SUD was positively associated with problematic family relations for men but not women, and SUD was positively associated with more frequent interactions with friends for women but not men. The results suggest that the salient features of social assimilation associated with SUD include the context of language use and transformations in family and social network relationships that differ in important ways between Latino men and women.A substantial body of epidemiologic studies confirms a central conclusion about substanceuse patterns among Latinos in the U.S.: Latinos whose birthplace was outside the U.S. have lower rates of substance abuse and dependence than do Latinos born in the U.S. (Alegría, Canino, Stinson, & Grant., 2006;Amaro, Whitaker, Coffman, & Heeren, 1990;Boles, Casas, Furlong, Gonzalez, & Morrison, 1994;Burnam, Hough, Karno, Escobar, & Telles, 1987;Canino, Burnam, & Caetano, 1992;Grant et al., 2005;Ortega, Rosenheck, Alegría, & Desai, 2000;Turner & Gil, 2002;Vega, Alderete, Kolody, & Aguilar-Gaxiola, 1998a). Additional support for this conclusion comes from multiple international studies, including those conducted in Latin America, showing consistently lower national prevalence estimates for past Despite consistent differences in SUD between U.S.-born and foreign-born Latinos, reasons for the nativity effect are not well understood. One likely explanation is that those born abroad experience lower risk because socialization about alcohol and drug use within family and social networks is linked to strong social control against substance abuse, and immigrants carry these internalized controls with them into the U.S. Antonucci and Akiyama (1987) noted that immigrants rely on a "convoy" model to sustain cultural continuity, using families and extended social networks as agents to preserve prescribed and proscribed behaviors. Consequently, risk for SUD is heightened when there are disruptions in cultural continuity. A range of theories have been developed to explain culture change processes in general, relying on concepts of acculturation and assimilation (e.g., Alba & Nee, 2003;Berry, 1980;Gordon, 1964; Rumbaut, 1994; Vega, Gil, Wartheit, Zimmerman, & Apospori, 1993), which are challenging to operationalize.Critiques have been made regarding the exclusive reliance on accultu...

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“…Researches put forward that immigrant groups are in the margins of society and marginalized status makes the new immigrants are easily exposed to damage the psychological health of the environment and conditions. [11] Based on the above findings, this article proposes a number of thinking.…”

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Study on the Psychological Crisis of New Generation of Migrant Workers

Ge¹,

Han²

2012

Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Public Management (ICPM-2012)

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The article uses the method of questionnaire investigation, depends on the base of literature review of new generation of migrant workers since the China's reform and opening up, and analyzes the major industry distribution and psychological healthy situation of new generation of migrant workers in Kunming. The study finds that the features of new generation of migrant workers are the wide resource, young ages, and the main is unmarried. The new generation of migrant workers who has a lower education level, older ages, worse healthy, longer working time and stronger social exclusion are easier to appear psychological crisis. Finally, I recommend some suggestions for the psychological healthy of new generation of migrant workers in the ways of psychological counseling, policies and measures, employment training and social justice.

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Effects of Time in the United States and Indian Ethnicity on DSM-III-R Psychiatric Disorders among Mexican Americans in California

Cited by 53 publications

References 41 publications

The mental health of Korean immigrants in São Paulo, Brazil

The mental health of Korean immigrants in São Paulo, Brazil

Social Relationships, Social Assimilation, and Substance Use Disorders among Adult Latinos in the U.S.

Study on the Psychological Crisis of New Generation of Migrant Workers

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