title: Functional somatic symptoms: a cross-ethnic comparison.
abstract: Type, distribution, and comorbidity of functional somatic symptoms were examined in four community samples, three Hispanic and one non-Hispanic white. Important intergroup and intragroup differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white groups were identified. Of the four groups, Puerto Rican respondents reported the highest level of somatic symptoms; this finding was apparently independent of sociodemographic factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Canino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubio-Stipec
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Canino
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Escobar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology