Higher prevalence of depressed mood in immigrants' offspring reflects their social conditions in the host country: The HELIUS study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Immigrants from low- and middle-income countries who have settled in high-income countries show higher risks of depression in comparison with host populations. The risks are associated with adverse social conditions. Indecisive results have been reported on the depression risks of the offspring of immigrant populations. OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of depressed mood in immigrant offspring relative to the host population and to analyse whether that risk is explained by social conditions. METHODS:Cross-sectional data from the Dutch HELIUS study were analysed, involving 19,904 men and women of Dutch, South-Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, Turkish or Moroccan ethnic descent aged 18 to 70. Depressive symptomatology was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ

SUBMITTER: Stronks K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7272005 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature