Colonial mentality, racism, and depressive symptoms: Asian Indians in the United States.

Soon after 9/11 a research project to study new immigration into the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area got under way. In the questionnaire that was administered to 600 immigrants across five different immigrant populations (Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Nigerians) between 2003 and 2005 we decided to include a question about the impact of 9/11 on their lives. We asked: “How has the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected your position as an immigrant in the United States?” This article analyzes the responses to this question, looking at similarities and differences across different immigrant populations. It also addresses the broader issue of how 9/11 has affected both immigration policy and attitudes toward the foreign-born in the United States.

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Major depressive symptoms and escalation of drinking among new drinkers in the United States: Variations across sex and age groups

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107017 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 107017

Author(s):

Hui G. Cheng ◽

Alexis C. Edwards

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Age Groups ◽

The United States ◽

Major Depressive ◽

Major Depressive Symptoms

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Caregiver stressors and depressive symptoms among older husbands and wives in the United States

Journal of Women & Aging ◽

10.1080/08952841.2016.1223962 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 494-504 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Min Hee Kim ◽

Ruth E. Dunkle ◽

Amanda J. Lehning ◽

Huei-Wern Shen ◽

Sheila Feld ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

The United States

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Cardiovascular Disease in Asian Indians Living in the United States

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports ◽

10.1007/s12170-011-0171-7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 240-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jasmine Boparai ◽

Himara Davila ◽

Manisha Chandalia

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Asian Indians ◽

The United States

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Anxiety and depression among racial/ethnic minorities and impoverished women testing positive for BRCA1/2 mutations in the United States

10.21203/rs.3.rs-887893/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kate E Dibble ◽

Avonne E Connor

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Hispanic Women ◽

Ethnic Disparities ◽

The United States ◽

Medically Underserved ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Poverty Status ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Severe Anxiety

Abstract PurposeTo outline the association between race/ethnicity and poverty status and perceived anxiety and depressive symptomologies among BRCA1/2-positive United States (US) women to identify high-risk groups of mutation carriers from medically underserved backgrounds.Methods211 BRCA1/2-positive women from medically underserved backgrounds were recruited through national Facebook support groups and completed an online survey. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using multivariable logistic regression for associations between race/ethnicity, poverty status, and self-reported moderate-to-severe anxiety and depressive symptoms.ResultsWomen ranged in age (18–75, M = 39.5, SD = 10.6). Most women were non-Hispanic white (NHW) (67.2%) and were not impoverished (76.7%). Hispanic women with BRCA1/2 mutations were 6.11 times more likely to report moderate-to-severe anxiety (95% CI, 2.16–17.2, p = 0.001) and 4.28 times more likely to report moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms (95% CI, 1.98–9.60, p = < 0.001) than NHW women with BRCA1/2. Associations were not statistically significant among other minority women. Women living in poverty were significantly less likely to report moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms than women not in poverty (aOR, 0.42, 95% CI, 0.18–0.95, p = 0.04).ConclusionHispanic women with BRCA1/2 mutations from medically underserved backgrounds are an important population at increased risk for worse anxiety and depressive symptomology. Our findings among Hispanic women with BRCA1/2 mutations add to the growing body of literature focused on ethnic disparities experienced across the cancer control continuum.

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PMU44 PREVALENCE OF MULTIMORBIDITY AMONG ASIAN INDIANS, CHINESE, AND NON-HISPANIC WHITES IN THE UNITED STATES

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2020.04.818 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. S241

Author(s):

Y. Zhang ◽

R. Misra ◽

U. Sambamoorthi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Asian Indians ◽

The United States

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Depression and the Diagnosis of MCI in a Culturally Diverse Sample in the United States

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ◽

10.1093/arclin/acz043 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Merike Lang ◽

Mónica Rosselli ◽

Maria T Greig ◽

Valeria L Torres ◽

Idaly Vélez-Uribe ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Executive Function ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Semantic Memory ◽

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The United States ◽

Confrontation Naming ◽

Clinical Diagnoses

Abstract Objective To analyze (1) whether there are ethnic differences in the severity of depressive symptoms between groups of elders classified as cognitively normal (CN) or amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and (2) the influence of depressive symptoms on specific cognitive performance by ethnicity across diagnoses, controlling for covariates. Methods 164 Hispanics residing in the United States (HAs) and European Americans (EAs) (100 women; Mage = 72.1, SD = 8.0) were diagnosed as either CN or aMCI. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Cognition was assessed using the Loewenstein-Acevedo Scales for Semantic Interference and Learning (semantic memory), Multilingual Naming Test (confrontation naming), and the Stroop Test (Color–Word condition; executive function). A 2 × 2 univariate ANCOVA as well as linear and logistic regressions explored differences in depressive symptoms among diagnostic and ethnic groups. Results Higher depression was seen in aMCI compared to the CN group for both ethnicities, after controlling for age, education, gender, and Mini-Mental State Examination score. Greater levels of depression also predicted lower scores in confrontation naming and semantic memory for only the EA group and marginally in scores of executive function for HA participants. GDS-15 scores of ≤ 4 also predicted less likelihood of aMCI diagnosis. Conclusions Severity of depressive symptoms was associated with greater cognitive impairment, independent of ethnicity. Significant results suggest detrimental effects of depression on clinical diagnoses most evidently for subjects from the EA group.

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A comparison of sleep, depressive symptoms, and parental perceptions between U.S. and Taiwan adolescents with self-reported sleep problems

SLEEP Advances ◽

10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaa004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ya-Ting Yang ◽

Katherine A Kaplan ◽

Jamie M Zeitzer

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

The United States ◽

Preliminary Evaluation ◽

Sleep Behavior ◽

Behavioral Choices ◽

Antecedents And Consequences ◽

Inadequate Sleep ◽

Better Than

Abstract Study Objectives Inadequate sleep is pervasive among teens worldwide, resulting in daytime sleepiness and, in some cases, depressive symptoms. In addition to their own behavioral choices, parent perceptions may also play a role in adolescent sleep. This study conducted a preliminary evaluation of the antecedents and consequences of sleep factors among adolescents in the United States and Taiwan. Methods Participants were adolescents with self-reported sleep concerns from academically similar schools in Taiwan (n = 548) and northern California, United States (n = 128). Questionnaires on sleep and mood were administered to both the teens and parents. Results While Taiwanese students’ self-reported sleep behavior was generally better than U.S. students (p < .01), Taiwanese students had higher overall self-reported sleepiness (p < .01). Furthermore, Taiwanese parents reported teen sleep durations of 6.53 ± .827 hours per night during the week (with 45% perceiving this as sufficient), while U.S. parents reported teen sleep durations of 7.22 ± .930 hours (with 27% perceiving this as sufficient). Adolescents in both cohorts had high levels of symptoms consistent with depression (Taiwan: 70%, United States: 62%), which was associated with shorter sleep times for both cohorts and evening chronotype in the Taiwanese, but not U.S., adolescents. Conclusions Some differences exist between Taiwanese and U.S. adolescents, with generally better sleep and less sleepiness reported among students in the United States, and Taiwanese students’ sleep influenced more strongly by chronotype. Furthermore, Taiwanese parents reported less concern about their child’s insufficient sleep, despite the fact that inadequate sleep is strongly associated with depressive symptoms for both cohorts.

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