title: Research article: Antidepressant use among Asians in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the prevalence and predictors of past-year antidepressant use in a nationally representative sample of Asian Americans and non-Latino Whites.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyses of 12-month antidepressant medication use were based on data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys that surveyed Asian (Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and others; N=2,284) and non-Latino White (N=6,696) household residents ages 18 years and older in the 48 contiguous United States and Hawaii.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence rates for 12-month antidepressant use for Asians with major depression ranged from 8.7% among Vietnamese to 17% among Chinese respondents. Compared to non-Latino Whites (32.4%), all Asians (10.9%) meeting criteria for 12-month depressive and anxiety disorders, but especially Filipinos (8.8%) were less likely to report past-year antidepressant use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found disparities in past-year antidepressant use among all the examined major Asian groups meeting criteria for 12-month depressive and anxiety disorders. These disparities were not explained by mental health need or socioeconomic factors that enable access to care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Institute of Gerontology and School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. hmgonzalez@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Hector M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Wassim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tarraf
authors.forename: Brady T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Domin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Patricia Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Fredrick T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Leong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019263:Dysthymic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents