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Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 10/2011

01-10-2011 | Original Paper

Anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in United States African-American public housing residents

Authors: Adam Simning, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Yeates Conwell

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 10/2011

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Abstract

Background

African-Americans experience considerable mental healthcare disparities in the United States, but little is known about sensitive subgroups within this population. To better understand healthcare disparities within African-Americans communities, we characterized anxiety, mood, and substance use disorder prevalence and associated service utilization among public and non-public housing residents.

Methods

We used data from a nationally representative sample of African-Americans recruited as part of the National Survey of American Life.

Results

In public housing residents, the 12-month prevalence of anxiety disorders was 1.8 times higher than in non-public housing residents (P = 0.002), mood disorders was 1.4 times higher (P = 0.189), and substance use disorders was 2.2 times higher (P = 0.031). Public housing remained associated with mental illness after controlling for sociodemographics and chronic illness. Public and non-public housing residents did not differ significantly in mental healthcare utilization, but utilization was low with 16–30% of public housing residents with a 12-month disorder receiving mental health assistance.

Conclusions

A relatively high proportion of African-American public housing residents suffered from psychiatric disorders, and few received mental healthcare assistance, indicating that further work is needed to enhance utilization.
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Metadata
Title
Anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in United States African-American public housing residents
Authors
Adam Simning
Edwin van Wijngaarden
Yeates Conwell
Publication date
01-10-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 10/2011
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-010-0267-2

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