The Effects of Psychiatric Disorders on the Probability and Timing of First Marriage

Forthofer, Melinda; Kessler, Ronald C.; Story, Amber L.; Gotlib, Ian H.

doi:10.2307/2137268

Cited by 114 publications

(91 citation statements)

References 37 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Rice et al and Harwood et al also controlled respondent education, marital status, and number of household members. We excluded these variables, though, based on concerns about over-controlling, as previous research has shown that these variables are influenced by mental disorders (15)(16)(17).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual and Societal Effects of Mental Disorders on Earnings in the United States: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Kessler¹,

Heeringa²,

Lakoma³

et al. 2008

AJP

Self Cite

407

260

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective-To update estimates of the associations between mental disorders and earnings from those of Rice et al. for 1985and Harwood et al. for 1992. Current estimates, for 2002, are based on data from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R).Methods-The NCS-R is a nationally representative survey of the US household population administered in 2001-03. Following the same basic approach as the prior studies, with some modifications to improve model-fitting, we predicted personal earnings in the 12 months before interview from information about 12-month and lifetime DSM-IV mental disorders among respondents ages 18-64, controlling for socio-demographics and substance disorders. We used conventional demographic rate standardization methods to distinguish predictive effects of mental disorders on amount earned by people with earnings from predictive effects on probability of having any earnings.Results-Twelve-month DSM-IV serious mental illness (SMI) significantly predicted reduced earnings. Other 12-month and lifetime DSM-IV/CIDI disorders did not. Respondents with SMI had 12-month earnings averaging $16,306 less than other respondents with the same values on control variables ($26,435 among males; $9,302 among females), for a societal-level total of $193.2 billion. Of this total, 75.4% was due to reduced earnings among mentally ill people with any earnings (79.6% males; 69.6% females). The remaining 24.6% was due to reduced probability of having any earnings.Conclusions-These results add to a growing body of evidence that mental disorders are associated with substantial societal-level impairments that should be taken into consideration in making decisions about the allocation of treatment and research resources.Send reprint comments to

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual and Societal Effects of Mental Disorders on Earnings in the United States: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Kessler¹,

Heeringa²,

Lakoma³

et al. 2008

AJP

Self Cite

407

260

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…From this perspective, excessive drinking could delay marriage. Studies have found that drinking patterns are associated with early marriages (Newcomb & Bentler 1985), delayed marriages (Fu & Goldman 1996), a decreased likelihood of an "on-time" marriage (Forthofer et al 1996), and are unrelated to marriage (Bachman et al 1997). Certain methodological factors could influence which of these effects would be identified.…”

Section: Transitions To Marriage and Parenthood Does Alcohol Influencmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marital and Family Processes in the Context of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Disorders

Leonard

Eiden²

2007

Annu. Rev. Clin. Psychol.

252

211

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Alcohol use is often part of the fabric of marriage and family life, and although it is associated with certain positive effects, excessive drinking and alcohol disorders can exert a negative effect on the marital development and on the development of children in the context of the family. This review considers evidence that alcohol influences and is influenced by marital/family processes, including transitions into marriage and parenthood, marital satisfaction, marital violence, parenting, and child development. The review discusses the importance of antisocial behavior and the need to examine women's drinking, and the joint impact of men's and women's drinking on marital/family processes. The review highlights the lack of studies in certain key areas, including the link between discordant drinking and violence and marital satisfaction, the role of alcohol in child neglect, and the potential role of marital conflict as a mediator or moderator of the relationship between alcohol and child functioning.

show abstract

“…Studies have shown that comorbidity among psychiatric disorders is prevalent; more than half of individuals with a lifetime history of one psychiatric disorder have a second diagnosis (Kessler, 1994(Kessler, , 1995. Although the causal association between criminality and comorbidity is not clear, limited research shows that comorbidity is associated to violence and crime (Friedman, 1998;Hodgins, 1993;Hodgins & Janson, 2002) and other analogous behaviors such as conflictual social relationships (Forthofer, Kessler, Story, & Gotlib, 1996;Silver, 2002), accidents, fights, and drunken driving arrests (Tomasson & Vaglum, 1998), and violent incidents (Mulvey, 1994). Specifically, studies have found that various combinations of mental disorders are associated with violence and crime (Hodgins, 1993;Hodgins & Janson, 2002).…”

Section: Mental Disorder Comorbidity and Criminalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, and Postrunaway Arrests Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents

Chen

Thrane

Whitbeck

et al. 2006

J of Research on Adolesc

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examined the associations between lifetime mental disorder, comorbidity, and self‐reported postrunaway arrests among 428 (187 males, 241 females) homeless and runaway youth. The analysis examined the pattern of arrests across five lifetime mental disorders (alcohol abuse, drug abuse, conduct disorder, major depressive episode, and posttraumatic stress disorder). The adolescents, ranging from 16 to 19 years old, were interviewed directly on the streets and in shelters in four Midwestern states using computer‐assisted personal interviewing. Extensive self‐reports of early life history, behaviors since running away from home, and diagnostic interviewing (UM‐CIDI and DISC‐R) were used to estimate possible disorders. There was a high level of postrunaway arrests reported by the youth; more than half were arrested at least once after the initial runaway, with the average of 4.4 times. Consistent with the hypotheses, there were differential associations between individual mental disorders and involvement with the criminal justice system. Only externalizing disorders such as substance abuse and conduct disorder were related to arrest. Street youth with multiple externalizing and internalizing disorders were more likely to be arrested than nondisordered youths.

show abstract

The Effects of Psychiatric Disorders on the Probability and Timing of First Marriage

Cited by 114 publications

References 37 publications

Individual and Societal Effects of Mental Disorders on Earnings in the United States: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Individual and Societal Effects of Mental Disorders on Earnings in the United States: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

Marital and Family Processes in the Context of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Disorders

Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, and Postrunaway Arrests Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About