Table 2.
Differences between foreign-born and US-born asian-americans in lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders
| Lifetime prevalence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
US-born |
Foreign-born |
χ2 (1)a | p-Value | ||||
| % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | |||
| Mood disorders | ||||||||
| Major depression | 8.9 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 1.78 | 0.187 |
| Dysthymia | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.69 | 0.408 |
| Bipolar disorder (1 or 2) | 2.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.53 | 0.469 |
| Any mood | 12.8 | 1.2 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 2.31 | 0.134 |
| Anxiety disorders | ||||||||
| Social phobia | 3.4 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 5.51 | 0.022 |
| GAD | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.391 |
| Agoraphobia/panic | 2.3 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 4.45 | 0.039 |
| Specific phobia | 5.7 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 2.82 | 0.098 |
| Any anxiety | 10.9 | 1.5 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 3.89 | 0.053 |
| Substance use disorders | ||||||||
| Alcohol disorderb | 10.8 | 1.2 | 24.5 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 21.27 | <0.001 |
| Drug disorderb | 3.6 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 10.09 | 0.002 |
| Any substance disorder | 11.9 | 1.1 | 26.9 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 25.17 | <0.001 |
a
Test of difference in lifetime prevalence between foreign-born and US-born AAs
b
Substance disorder categories include both dependence and abuse