Racial/ethnic variation in trauma-related psychopathology in the United States: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of mental disorders among Black, Latino, and Asian adults is lower than among Whites. Factors that explain these differences are largely unknown. We examined whether racial/ethnic differences in exposure to traumatic events (TEs) or vulnerability to trauma-related psychopathology explained the lower rates of psychopathology among racial/ethnic minorities.

Methods

We estimated the prevalence of TE exposure and associations with onset of DSM-IV depression, anxiety and substance disorders and with lifetime post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys, a national sample (N = 13 775) with substantial proportions of Black (35.9%), Latino (18.9%), and Asian Americans (14.9%).

Results

TE exposure varied

SUBMITTER: McLaughlin KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6494744 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature