Associations of Social Capital with Mental Disorder Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity among U.S. Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine cross-sectional associations between social capital constructs and 1) adolescent lifetime mental disorders, 2) severity of functional impairment, and 3) psychiatric comorbidity.

Method

Data were from the National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement, a nationally representative mental health survey of 6,483 U.S. adolescents aged 13-18 years. Information from fully-structured diagnostic interviews, including adolescent and caregiver reports, was used to measure seven social capital constructs and lifetime DSM-IV mental disorders (mood, anxiety, behavior, substance use and eating disorder classes). Disorder severity was divided into severe vs. mild/moderate. Comorbidity was measured as the number of different classes of lifetime mental disorders.

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SUBMITTER: Hirota T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8413396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature