Acculturation stress, anxiety disorders, and alcohol dependence in a select population of young adult Mexican Americans.
Acculturation stress, anxiety disorders, and alcohol dependence in a select population of young adult Mexican Americans.
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DOI：
10.1097/adm.0b013e3181ab6db7
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发表时间：
2009-12
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Caetano R
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作者：
Ehlers CL;Gilder DA;Criado JR;Caetano R
墨西哥裔美国人是美国增长最快的人口之一，在这个人口中，文化适应的过程被认为与一些心理健康问题有关。本研究旨在确定量化信息索引文化适应压力及其与精神健康障碍的墨西哥裔美国人在选定的社区样本。人口统计信息，DSM-III-R的诊断，并从240名墨西哥裔美国年轻人的传单招募和居住在圣地亚哥的选定地区的文化认同和文化适应压力的信息。在墨西哥裔美国年轻人样本中，文化认同与药物或酒精依赖、重度抑郁症、焦虑症或反社会人格障碍/行为障碍的终生诊断之间没有发现任何关联。然而，酒精依赖，物质依赖和焦虑症的终身诊断与文化适应压力的升高。文化适应压力的定量测量，而不是文化身份本身，被发现与物质依赖和焦虑症在这个选定的墨西哥裔美国年轻人的人口显着相关。这些数据可能有助于为这一高危人群设计预防和干预方案。
Mexican Americans comprise one of the most rapidly growing populations in the U.S. and within this population the process of acculturation has been suggested to be associated with some mental health problems. This study sought to ascertain quantitative information indexing acculturation stress and its association with mental health disorders in a select community sample of Mexican Americans. Demographic information, DSM-III-R diagnoses, and information on cultural identity and acculturation stress were obtained from 240 Mexican American young adults that were recruited by fliers and were residing in selected areas of San Diego. No associations were found between measures of cultural identification and lifetime diagnoses of drug or alcohol dependence, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders or antisocial personality disorder/conduct disorder in this sample of Mexican American young adults. However, lifetime diagnoses of alcohol dependence, substance dependence, and anxiety disorders were associated with elevations in acculturation stress. Quantitative measures of acculturation stress, but not cultural identity per se, were found to be significantly associated with substance dependence and anxiety disorders in this select population of Mexican American young adults. These data may be helpful in designing prevention and intervention programs for this high risk population.