FAMILY BASED STUDIES ON ALCOHOLISM IN BLACK COMMUNITY

这项关于压力/心理健康关系的研究利用了一项研究 和发展战略，以调查个人和情景压力 心理健康状态下的相互作用。R&D的主要研究重点 压力在黑人高血压和抑郁症中的作用 和家人。有三个目标：1.进行第二年 年一项关于压力、高血压和抑郁症的五年重大研究的活动 黑人家庭；2.进行为期三年的试点研究的第二阶段 发展黑人家庭的分类学；以及3.寻求更多 资助开展一项关于五种社区心理影响的合作研究 卫生中心向黑人社区提供服务，并进行 青春期家庭黑人婴儿发育的研究 方法：主要研究将作为纵向(5年)的调查进行。 设计样本为400名先证者和控制者及其家庭。变量 要研究的内容包括生活压力事件、压力应对方式、资源和 资产、认知压力、个人和家族健康史、血液 压力、抑郁和其他情感状态。研究设计结合了 病例对照和家庭整群专家组方法，并进行评估 回溯性和前瞻性。一种预测模型的探索 提出了防治的目标疾病。 试点研究将包括简单的实验设计和调查， 和生态分析程序。目标3的重点将放在 开发关键的MH数据系统(即微型信息交换所)并提供 向地方和国家个人、机构和机构提供技术援助 通过讲习班、研讨会、会议和出版物向社区提供支持。 意义：该中心的总研发努力将具有重大意义 对地方和全国黑人心理健康研究和服务的影响 努力。

This proposed study of the stress/mental health relationship utilizes a research and development strategy to investigate individual and situational stress interaction in states of mental health. The major study focus of the R & D action is on the role of stress in hypertension and depression in black persons and families. There are three objectives: 1. To conduct the second year activities of a major five-year study on stress, hypertension and depression in Black families; 2. to conduct second year phase of the three-year pilot study of the development of a taxonomy of Black families; and 3. to seek additional funding to conduct a collaborative study on the impact of five community mental health centers in the provision of services to Black communities, and to conduct a study on the development of Black infants of adolescent families. METHODS: The major study will be conducted as a survey, longitudinal (5-year) design with a sample of 400 probands and controls and their families. Variables to be studied include life stress events, stress coping styles, resources and assets, cognitive stress set, personal and familial health history, blood pressure, depression and other affective states. The study design combines case-control and family-cluster panel methods, and makes assessments retrospectively and prospectively. The exploration of a predictive model for the target diseases is proposed. The pilot studies will include simple experimental designs as well as survey, and ecological analysis procedures. For objective 3, the emphasis will be on developing critical MH data systems (i.e., mini-clearinghouse) and providing technical assistance to local and national individuals, institutions and communities via workshops, seminars, conferences and publications. SIGNIFICANCE: The total R & D efforts of the Center will have a significant impact on the local and national black mental health research and service efforts.