Obsessive-compulsive disorder among African Americans and blacks of Caribbean descent: results from the national survey of American life This article is a US Government work and as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.
dc.contributor.author | Himle, Joseph A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Muroff, Jordana R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Robert Joseph | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Baser, Raymond E. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Abelson, Jamie M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hanna, Gregory L. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Abelson, James L. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Jackson, James S. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-07T15:30:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-02-02T15:48:07Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2008-12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Himle, Joseph A.; Muroff, Jordana R.; Taylor, Robert Joseph; Baser, Raymond E.; Abelson, Jamie M.; Hanna, Gregory L.; Abelson, James L.; Jackson, James S. (2008). "Obsessive-compulsive disorder among African Americans and blacks of Caribbean descent: results from the national survey of American life This article is a US Government work and as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America. ." Depression and Anxiety 25(12): 993-1005. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/61455> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1091-4269 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1520-6394 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/61455 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=18833577&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: There is limited research regarding the nature and prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among various racial and ethnic subpopulations within the United States, including African Americans and blacks of Caribbean descent. Although heterogeneity within the black population in the United States has largely been ignored, notable differences exist between blacks of Caribbean descent and African Americans with respect to ethnicity, national heritage, and living circumstances. This is the first comprehensive examination of OCD among African Americans and blacks of Caribbean descent. Methods: Data from the National Survey of American Life, a national household probability sample of African Americans and Caribbean blacks in the United States, were used to examine rates of OCD among these groups. Results: Lifetime and 12-month OCD prevalence estimates were very similar for African Americans and Caribbean blacks. Persistence of OCD and rates of co-occurring psychiatric disorders were very high and also similar between African American and Caribbean black respondents. Both groups had high levels of overall mental illness severity and functional impairment. Use of services was low for both groups, particularly in specialty mental health settings. Use of anti-obsessional medications was also rare, especially among the Caribbean black OCD population. Conclusions: OCD among African Americans and Caribbean blacks is very persistent, often accompanied by other psychiatric disorders, and is associated with high overall mental illness severity and functional impairment. It is also likely that very few blacks in the United States with OCD are receiving evidence-based treatment and thus considerable effort is needed to bring treatment to these groups. Depression and Anxiety, 2008. Published 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Life and Medical Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Neuroscience, Neurology and Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.title | Obsessive-compulsive disorder among African Americans and blacks of Caribbean descent: results from the national survey of American life This article is a US Government work and as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, Rachel Upjohn Building, 4250 Plymouth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5763 | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 18833577 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/61455/1/20434_ftp.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20434 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Depression and Anxiety | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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