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

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dc.contributor.authorByck, Gayle R.
dc.contributor.authorBolland, John
dc.contributor.authorDick, Danielle
dc.contributor.authorAshbeck, Alan W.
dc.contributor.authorMustanski, Brian S.
dc.contributor.otherNorthwestern University
dc.contributor.otherFeinberg School of Medicine
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherVirginia Commonwealth University
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T20:40:13Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T20:40:13Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractData 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. 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. 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. 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.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationByck, G. R., Bolland, J., Dick, D., Ashbeck, A. W., & Mustanski, B. S. (2013). Prevalence of mental health disorders among low-income African American adolescents. In Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (Vol. 48, Issue 10, pp. 1555–1567). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-013-0657-3
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00127-013-0657-3
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9222-5116
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11757
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectAdolescent mental health
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectConduct disorder
dc.subjectPost-traumatic stress
dc.subjectDisorder
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.subjectILLICIT DRUG-USE
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS
dc.subjectETHNIC-DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectCONDUCT DISORDER
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USE
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
dc.subjectDEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY VIOLENCE
dc.subjectGENDER-DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectMARIJUANA USE
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.titlePrevalence of mental health disorders among low-income African American adolescentsen_US
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