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01-10-2013 | Original Paper

Prevalence of mental health disorders among low-income African American adolescents

Authors: Gayle R. Byck, John Bolland, Danielle Dick, Alan W. Ashbeck, Brian S. Mustanski

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 10/2013

Abstract

Purpose

Data on the prevalence of mental health disorders for low-income, urban African American adolescents are scarce. This study presents data about the burden of mental disorders for this understudied population.

Methods

Mental disorders were assessed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (C-DISC), Youth Self-Report (YSR), and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) among a sample of adolescents and their caregivers from very impoverished neighborhoods in a Southern city.

Results

Based on the C-DISC, 3.8, 5.1 and 7.7 % of adolescents met diagnostic criteria for major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and conduct disorder, respectively. There were significant differences among some of the mental health disorders based on adolescent and caregiver characteristics such as sex, school status, caregiver work status, and income level. We found a low prevalence of alcohol, marijuana, and substance abuse and dependence disorders.

Conclusions

Information about the prevalence of mental health disorders in specific communities and populations can assist in addressing unmet needs, planning for services and treatment, and reducing health disparities.

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Title: Prevalence of mental health disorders among low-income African American adolescents
Authors: Gayle R. Byck
John Bolland
Danielle Dick
Alan W. Ashbeck
Brian S. Mustanski
Publication date: 01-10-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 10/2013
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-013-0657-3

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