Prevalence of Mental Illness in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant U.S. Latino Groups

摘要: Objective: Although widely reported among Latino populations, contradictory evidence exists regarding the generalizability of immigrant paradox, i.e., that foreign nativity protects against psychiatric disorders. The authors examined whether this paradox applies to all groups by comparing estimates lifetime disorders subjects, U.S-born and non-Latino white subjects. Method: combined data from National Asian American Study Comorbidity Survey Replication, two largest nationally representative samples information. Results: In aggregate, risk most was lower for subjects than Consistent with U.S.-born higher rates immigrants. However, varied when were stratified disorder adjusted fo...