| Title | Research article: Antidepressant use among Asians in the United States |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Gonzalez, HM, Tarraf, W, West, BT, Chan, D, Miranda, PY, Leong, FT |
| Journal | Depress AnxietyDepress Anxiety |
| Volume | 27 |
| Pagination | 46-55 |
| ISBN Number | 1520-6394 (Electronic)<br/>1091-4269 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 20013960 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antidepressive Agents/ therapeutic use, Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis/ drug therapy/ethnology/psychology, Asian Americans/ psychology/ statistics & numerical data, China/ethnology, Depressive Disorder, Major/diagnosis/ drug therapy/ ethnology/psychology, Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data, Dysthymic Disorder/diagnosis/ drug therapy/ ethnology/psychology, European Continental Ancestry Group/ psychology/ statistics & numerical data, Female, Healthcare Disparities, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Philippines/ethnology, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Vietnam/ethnology, Young Adult |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVES: We examined the prevalence and predictors of past-year antidepressant use in a nationally representative sample of Asian Americans and non-Latino Whites. METHODS: Analyses of 12-month antidepressant medication use were based on data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys that surveyed Asian (Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and others; N=2,284) and non-Latino White (N=6,696) household residents ages 18 years and older in the 48 contiguous United States and Hawaii. RESULTS: Prevalence rates for 12-month antidepressant use for Asians with major depression ranged from 8.7% among Vietnamese to 17% among Chinese respondents. Compared to non-Latino Whites (32.4%), all Asians (10.9%) meeting criteria for 12-month depressive and anxiety disorders, but especially Filipinos (8.8%) were less likely to report past-year antidepressant use. CONCLUSIONS: We found disparities in past-year antidepressant use among all the examined major Asian groups meeting criteria for 12-month depressive and anxiety disorders. These disparities were not explained by mental health need or socioeconomic factors that enable access to care. |
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