The Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in African American Children and Adolescents

Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard; Assari, Shervin; Breland‐Noble, Alfiee M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25501-9_1

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“…Findings related to race and ethnicity did not reveal a difference in participants’ engagement with CC. This finding is inconsistent with past studies demonstrating disparities in mental health service use between racial and ethnic minority youth and their White peers (Caldwell, Assari, & Breland‐Noble, ). Despite the historical maltreatment of Blacks in the United States by medical providers (Boulware, Cooper, Ratner, LaVeist, & Powe, ), the current study's risk‐management protocol (i.e., transfer to CC and speaking to CC by phone) may help minimize mistrust, a common barrier to mental health service use among Black youth and families (LaVeist, Nickerson, & Bowie, ).…”

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Adolescents’ Engagement with Crisis Hotline Risk‐management Services: A Report from the Emergency Department Screen for Teen Suicide Risk (ED‐STARS) Study

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Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Objective This study examines the feasibility of a risk‐management protocol for adolescent research participants at risk for suicide that relies on engagement with telephone crisis counselors. The study also examines whether engagement is moderated by adolescent demographics and clinical characteristics. Method Participants were 234 adolescents (83% female; 63% White) ages 12–18 (M = 15.3 years) drawn from the national study, Emergency Department Screen for Teens at Risk for Suicide (ED‐STARS) Study One sample of adolescents randomized for 3‐month telephone follow‐up (n = 2,850). This study's sample was comprised of adolescents who completed the follow‐up (69% retention), met study risk criteria, and were transferred to a crisis hotline for risk management. Engagement with a counselor was assessed by successful call connection, call duration, and information sharing. Results Ninety‐four percent of calls resulted in a successful call transfer, and the majority of youth (84%) shared information with counselor about one or more coping strategies. Average call length was 12.6 min (SD = 9.9). Engagement did not vary by gender, race, age, ethnicity, or clinical characteristics. Conclusions Adolescents’ engagement with telephone risk‐management services was strong, suggesting that this strategy can address safety. Further, findings suggest telephone risk‐management services effectively engage youth across demographic and clinical subgroups.

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Adolescents’ Engagement with Crisis Hotline Risk‐management Services: A Report from the Emergency Department Screen for Teen Suicide Risk (ED‐STARS) Study

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Brent

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Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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“…Although some research has shown that marijuana use and depressive symptoms may have reciprocal effects on each other ( Degenhardt et al, 2003 ; Patton et al, 2005 ), most of the existing knowledge is from studies with predominantly White samples ( Degenhardt et al, 2003 ; Patton et al, 2005 ; Crane et al, 2015 ). Therefore, there is a need to study these associations specifically among African American adolescents ( Kandel et al, 1997 ; Repetto et al, 2008 ; Caldwell et al, 2016 ).…”

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Marijuana Use and Depressive Symptoms; Gender Differences in African American Adolescents

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Introduction: This study aimed to examine gender differences in the bidirectional associations between marijuana use and depressive symptoms among African American adolescents. The study also tested gender differences in the effects of socioeconomic status, maternal support, and friends’ drug use on adolescents’ depressive symptoms and marijuana use.Methods: This is a secondary analysis of the Flint Adolescent Study (FAS). Six hundred and eighty one African American adolescents (335 males and 346 females) were followed for 3 years, from 1995 (mean age 16) to 1997 (mean age 19). Depressive symptoms (Brief Symptom Inventory) and marijuana use were measured annually during the follow up. We used multi-group latent growth curve modeling to explore the reciprocal associations between depressive symptoms and marijuana use over time based on gender.Results: Baseline marijuana use was predictive of an increase in depressive symptoms over time among male but not female African American adolescents. Baseline depressive symptoms were not predictive of an increase in marijuana use among male or female adolescents.Conclusion: Study findings suggest that male African American adolescents who use marijuana are at an increased risk of subsequent depressive symptoms. Interventions that combine screening and treatment for marijuana use and depression may be indicated for African American male adolescents.

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“…Studies with Black mothers have also highlighted the role of socioeconomic factors that impact maternal mental health, access to services, and service use such as education level, insurance status, financial burden, transportation, and childcare (Abrams et al., 2009; Barkin, Bloch, Hawkins, & Thomas, 2014; Caldwell, Assari, & Breland‐Noble, 2016; Chow, Jaffee, & Snowden, 2003; Conger et al., 2002; Reeves & Krause, 2019). These factors are associated with both maternal mental health concerns and the use of mental health services.…”

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Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health and culturally meaningful support for wellness

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2021

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among Black mothers with young children are presented in the extant literature with little attention to their strengths, supports, or culturally appropriate ways to intervene and this furthers racism and White supremacy. Further, incomplete and negative narratives about Black mothers are perpetuated. Therefore, this article uses the Afrocentric perspective to better understand the state of Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health. Culturally centered recommendations are presented to move the field of infant mental health toward racial justice‐oriented practice, policy, and research.

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The Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in African American Children and Adolescents

Cited by 25 publications

References 104 publications

Adolescents’ Engagement with Crisis Hotline Risk‐management Services: A Report from the Emergency Department Screen for Teen Suicide Risk (ED‐STARS) Study

Adolescents’ Engagement with Crisis Hotline Risk‐management Services: A Report from the Emergency Department Screen for Teen Suicide Risk (ED‐STARS) Study

Marijuana Use and Depressive Symptoms; Gender Differences in African American Adolescents

Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health and culturally meaningful support for wellness

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