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Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2013

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ISSN: 0090-0036

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301184

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PMID: 23488506

Abstract: OBJECTIVES We examined differences in self-reported mental health (SRMH) between US-born and Somalia-born Black Americans compared with White Americans. We tested how SRMH was affected by stigma toward seeing a mental health provider, discrimination in the health care setting, or symptoms of depression. METHODS Data were from a 2008 survey of adults in Minnesota and were limited to US-born and Somalia-born Black and White Americans (n = 938). RESULTS Somalia-born adults were more likely to report better SRMH than either US-born Black or White Americans. They also reported lower levels of discrimination (18.6%) than US-born Black Americans (33.4%), higher levels of stigma (23.6% vs 4.7%), and lower levels of depressive symptoms (9.1% vs 31.6%). Controlling for stigma, discrimination, and symptomatology, Somalia-born Black Americans reported better SRMH than White and Black Americans (odds ratio = 4.76). CONCLUSIONS Mental health programming and health care providers who focus on Black Americans' mental health might be missing important sources of heterogeneity. It is essential to consider the role of race and ethnicity, but also of nativity, in mental health policy and programming.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23488506

Url: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC3698822

Url: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301184

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Authors: Henning-Smith, Carrie; Shippee, Tetyana; McAlpine, Donna D; Hardeman, Rachel; Farah, Farhiya

Periodical (Full): American Journal of Public Health

Issue: 5

Volume: 103

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