12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders among Mexican Americans: nativity, social assimilation, and age determinants.

摘要: The burden of disease attributable to mental illnesses has major costs and human services implications in the United States. Mexican Americans compose two thirds nation's largest fastest-growing minority group, Latinos. We report 12-month DSM-III-R psychiatric disorder rates among derived from a population survey immigrants US-born adults origin conducted rural urban areas central California. Rates total mood, anxiety, substance disorders were 14.2% for immigrant women, 12.6% men, 27.8% 27.2% men. For immigrants, younger age entry longer residence States associated with increased disorders. Three dominant explanations are reviewed explain these differences: selection, social assimilation stress, measurement artifact. Our results other research studies collectively support explanation based on aversive impact health behaviors protective resources such as families. Greater increases morbidity, subjects who approximately same US general population.