title: Considering context, place and culture: the National Latino and Asian American Study.
abstract: This paper provides a rationale for, and overview of, procedures used to develop the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). The NLAAS is nationally representative community household survey that estimates the prevalence of mental disorders and rates of mental health service utilization by Latinos and Asian Americans in the US. The central aims of the NLAAS are to: 1) describe the lifetime and 12-month prevalence of psychiatric disorders and the rates of mental health services use for Latino and Asian American populations using nationwide representative samples of Latinos and Asian Americans, 2) assess the associations among social position, environmental context, and psychosocial factors with the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and utilization rates of mental health services, and 3) compare the lifetime and 12-month prevalence of psychiatric disorders, and utilization of mental health services of Latinos and Asian Americans with national representative samples of non-Latino whites (from the National Comorbidity Study-Replication) (NCS-R) and African Americans (from the National Survey of American Life) (NSAL). This paper presents new concepts and methods utilized in the development of the NLAAS to capture and investigate ethnic, cultural and environmental considerations that are often ignored in mental health research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02143, USA. malegria@charesearch.org
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alegria
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Glorisa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Canino
authors.forename: Naihua
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shrout
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: Nolan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zane
authors.forename: Doryliz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Mildred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guarnaccia
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Gaxiola
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sue
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: Keh-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Fong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
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