title: Prevalence of psychiatric disorders across Latino subgroups in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders among Latinos residing in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used data from the National Latino and Asian American Study, which included a nationally representative sample of Latinos. We calculated weighted prevalence rates of lifetime and past-year psychiatric disorders across different sociodemographic, ethnic, and immigration groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lifetime psychiatric disorder prevalence estimates were 28.1% for men and 30.2% for women. Puerto Ricans had the highest overall prevalence rate among the Latino ethnic groups assessed. Increased rates of psychiatric disorders were observed among US-born, English-language-proficient, and third-generation Latinos.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results provide important information about potential correlates of psychiatric problems among Latinos that can inform clinical practice and guide program development. Stressors associated with cultural transmutation may exert particular pressure on Latino men. Continued attention to environmental influences, especially among third-generation Latinos, is an important area for substance abuse program development.
authors.affiliation: Center for Multi-cultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Somerville, Mass 02143, USA. malegria@charesearch.org
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alegría
authors.forename: Norah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mulvaney-Day
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polo
authors.forename: Zhun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Glorisa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Canino
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D003710:Demography; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016730:Program Development; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012931:Social Environment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology