Table 2.
Prevalence of past-year antidepressant drug use in a nationally representative samples of Asians and non-Latino Whites (N=8980) in the United States.
| Estimated Prevalence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | SE | X2 Test | |
| All Ethnic Groups | 11.8 | 0.5 | |
| Vietnamese | 2.5 | 0.7 | P<0.001 |
| Filipino | 2.1 | 0.5 | |
| Chinese | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Other Asians | 3.4 | 0.9 | |
| Non-Latino Whites | 12.3 | 0.6 | |
| 12-Month Mental Disordersa | |||
| Major Depression | 40.3 | 2.1 | |
| 8.7 | P<0.001 | ||
| 5.3ese | 8.7 | 5.3 | |
| Filipino | 12.5 | 7.9 | |
| Chinese | 17.0 | 7.9 | |
| Other Asians | 12.2 | 5.2 | |
| Non-Latino Whites | 41.3 | 2.1 | |
| Dysthymia | 51.5 | 4.6 | |
| Vietnamese | 0.0 | 0.0 | P<0.001 |
| Filipino | 28.8 | 23.1 | |
| Chinese | 50.6 | 23.5 | |
| Other Asians | 12.6 | 5.2 | |
| Non-Latino Whites | 52.8 | 4.7 | |
| Anxietyb | 31.7 | 1.7 | |
| Vietnamese | 16.5 | 9.0 | P<0.001 |
| Filipino | 12.0 | 5.8 | |
| Chinese | 18.2 | 5.4 | |
| Other Asians | 6.1 | 3.1 | |
| Non-Latino Whites | 32.3 | 1.7 | |
| Any Mental Disorder | 31.8 | 1.6 | |
| Vietnamese | 14.5 | 6.0 | P<0.001 |
| Filipino | 8.8 | 4.6 | |
| Chinese | 14.7 | 3.1 | |
| Other Asians | 8.5 | 3.2 | |
| Non-Latino Whites | 32.4 | 1.6 | |
| No Mental Disorders | 7.6 | 0.5 | |
| Vietnamese | 1.6 | 0.6 | P<0.001 |
| Filipino | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Chinese | 1.2 | 0.4 | |
| Other Asians | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| Non-Latino Whites | 8.0 | 0.6 | |
a
Based on the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview
b
Includes agoraphobia with and without panic, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social phobia