Substance use disorders among immigrants in the United States: A research update

Salas-Wright, Christopher P.; Vaughn, Michael G.; Goings, Trenette Clark; Córdova, David; Schwartz, Seth J.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.014

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“…Consistent with studies of mental health and substance use among African and Caribbean immigrants carried out in other countries [ 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ], we found Black women who have migrated from the Caribbean had lower rates of psychiatric disorders than Black women born in the U.S., especially for substance use disorders. These results are consistent with the healthy immigrant literature, which finds that foreign-born populations often have better health and mental health outcomes [ 13 , 16 , 54 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 ]. In addition, this study contributes to the literature by demonstrating the chronic course of mental health and substance use disorders, such as dysthymia and panic disorder in African American women, which appear to persist even for women who have accessed mental health services during the lifetime.…”

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Lifetime and Twelve-Month Prevalence, Persistence, and Unmet Treatment Needs of Mood, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders in African American and U.S. versus Foreign-Born Caribbean Women

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There is growing diversity within the Black population in the U.S., but limited understanding of ethnic and nativity differences in the mental health treatment needs of Black women. This study examined differences in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, their persistence, and unmet treatment needs among Black women in the U.S. Data were from the National Survey of American Life, a nationally representative survey that assessed lifetime and twelve-month mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria, and mental health service use among those meeting disorder criteria. One in three African American women met criteria for a lifetime disorder, compared to one in three Caribbean women born within the U.S. and one in five Caribbean women born outside the U.S. About half of African American women with a lifetime disorder had a persistent psychiatric disorder, compared to two in five Caribbean women born within the U.S. and two in three Caribbean women born outside the U.S. African Americans had more persisting dysthymia and panic disorder and less persisting social phobia compared to foreign-born Caribbean women. Of the three groups, Caribbean women born within the U.S. were most likely to seek mental health treatment during their lifetime. These results demonstrate, despite a lower prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Black women, that there is a great likelihood their disorders will be marked by persistence and underscores the need for culturally specific treatment approaches. As Black immigrants in the United States are increasing in number, adequate mental health services are needed.

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Lifetime and Twelve-Month Prevalence, Persistence, and Unmet Treatment Needs of Mood, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders in African American and U.S. versus Foreign-Born Caribbean Women

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“…Previous research has indicated that immigrants to the U.S. and children of immigrants may be less likely to engage in behaviors that are harmful to health and may have a morbidity and mortality advantage compared to those without a recent immigration history, regardless of level of socioeconomic status or race/ethnicity [ 5 ]. This finding has been reported for a variety of health risk behaviors, including substance use and sexual risk behaviors [ 6 – 8 ], and health conditions [ 9 , 10 ], such as mental health disorders and certain types of cancers and cancer outcomes. This phenomenon of engaging less frequently in risk behaviors and having better overall health in the current and recent immigrant generation is referred to as the immigrant paradox [ 11 , 12 ].…”

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Tobacco use among Latinx adolescents: exploring the immigrant paradox

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BackgroundResearch suggests that an immigrant paradox exists where those who were not born in the United States (1st generation) have significantly better health than those who were born in the U.S. (2nd generation or more). The aim of the current study was to examine the immigrant paradox with respect to tobacco-related perceptions and parenting influences in smoking initiation among Latinx adolescents.MethodsData came from the 7th and 10th grade Healthy Passages™ assessments of Latinx participants in three U.S. urban areas (N = 1536) who were first (18%), second (60%), and third (22%) generation. In addition to demographics, measures included perceived cigarette availability and peer smoking, intentions and willingness to smoke, and general monitoring by parents. Parents reported on generational status and their own tobacco use. The primary outcome was participant’s reported use of cigarettes.ResultsBy 10th grade, 31% of Latinx youth had tried a cigarette, compared to 8% in 7th grade. After controlling for age, gender, and socioeconomic status, regression analyses indicated that there were no significant differences related to generational status in cigarette smoking initiation in either 7th or 10th grade. Youth tobacco-related perceptions, general parental monitoring, and parental tobacco use predicted Latinx adolescent cigarette use initiation by 10th grade.ConclusionsLatinx adolescents might not have deferential smoking rates based on generation status, suggesting that the immigrant paradox concept may not hold for smoking initiation among Latinx adolescents. Rather, factors influencing cigarette initiation generally in adolescents as a group appear to apply to Latinxs as well.

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“…Compared with U.S.‐born Hispanics, Hispanic immigrants often report more positive outcomes across educational, psychological, behavioral, and physical health indices, a phenomenon known as the immigrant paradox (Alcántara, Estevez, & Alegría, 2017). Studies increasingly indicate that Hispanic immigrants engage in less alcohol use compared with their U.S.‐born counterparts (e.g., Greene & Maggs, 2018; Salas‐Wright, Vaughn, Goings, Córdova, & Schwartz, 2018). However, the underlying mechanisms that account for the immigrant paradox, especially with respect to alcohol use among Hispanics, are not well understood.…”

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Alcohol use severity, depressive symptoms, and optimism among Hispanics: Examining the immigrant paradox in a serial mediation model

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Objective Hispanic immigrants exhibit more positive outcomes than U.S.‐born Hispanics across educational, psychological, and physical health indices, a phenomenon called the immigrant paradox. We examined the immigrant paradox in relation to alcohol use severity among Hispanic young adults while considering both positive (optimism) and negative (depressive symptoms) processes. Method Among 200 immigrant and U.S.‐born Hispanic young adults (Mage = 21.30; 49% male) in Arizona and Florida, we tested whether optimism and depressive symptoms statistically mediated the relationship between nativity and alcohol use severity. Specifically, we examined whether Hispanic immigrants reported greater optimism than their U.S.‐born counterparts, and whether such optimism was, in turn, associated with less depressive symptoms and thus lower alcohol use severity. Results Indirect effects were significant in hypothesized directions (nativity → optimism → depressive symptoms → alcohol use severity). Conclusions Both positive and negative psychological processes are important to consider when accounting for the immigrant paradox vis‐à‐vis alcohol use severity among Hispanic young adults.

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Substance use disorders among immigrants in the United States: A research update

Cited by 43 publications

References 24 publications

Lifetime and Twelve-Month Prevalence, Persistence, and Unmet Treatment Needs of Mood, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders in African American and U.S. versus Foreign-Born Caribbean Women

Lifetime and Twelve-Month Prevalence, Persistence, and Unmet Treatment Needs of Mood, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders in African American and U.S. versus Foreign-Born Caribbean Women

Tobacco use among Latinx adolescents: exploring the immigrant paradox

Alcohol use severity, depressive symptoms, and optimism among Hispanics: Examining the immigrant paradox in a serial mediation model

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