This study explores relationships between lifetime and 12-month Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) major depressive disorder (MDD) …

BACKGROUND Structural racism is a root cause of health inequity in the United States and
manifests in unique ways in highly segregated urban metropolitan communities like …

Objectives African Americans experience relatively low rates of mental disorder despite
being disproportionately exposed to psychosocial stressors. Coping is an understudied area …

Latin America is one of the happiest regions in the world. However, this high subjective well
beingdoes not correspond to the modern prototype of happiness which is based on the …

Much attention has been directed toward understanding the mental health advantage of
African Americans relative to their more privileged White counterparts. One understudied …

Objective Quality of life (QoL) is inversely associated with alcohol misuse and is a key
measure by which recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) might be assessed. Yet, the …

Objective The unmet need for mental health care in racial/ethnic minorities has been a major
public health concern. Using a sample of African Americans, this study questioned whether …

In this study, we examined how geographic location might differently influence social
support and self-rated health for rural and urban African American women caregivers. We …

The most basic axis of a society's economic and social growth is health, and social capital is
a major factor in determining that development. The purpose of this research was to …

Objectives To examine associations between social ties and self-rated physical health
among midlife and older African Americans. Methods Cross-sectional analysis of the 2005 …