Prevalence of Mental Disorder and Service Use by Immigrant Generation and Race/Ethnicity Among U.S. Adolescents

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in lifetime prevalence of mental disorder and service use among U.S. adolescents by both immigrant generation and race/ethnicity. METHOD: A total of 6,250 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement were assessed for lifetime prevalence of mood and/or anxiety disorders, behavior disorders, and mental health service use. Twelve groups defined by …

Authors

Georgiades K; Paksarian D; Rudolph KE; Merikangas KR

Journal

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 280–287.e2

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

April 2018

DOI

10.1016/j.jaac.2018.01.020

ISSN

0890-8567

Associated Experts

Kathy Georgiades

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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