Psychiatric Disorders Among Older Black Americans
Within- and Between-Group Differences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8095714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Joseph Taylor (University of Michigan), Linda Chatters (0000-0002-4678-2541), Linda M Chatters (University of Michigan) |
| Editors | Laura P Sands (0000-0003-2446-4486) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | igaa007-igaa007 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Innovation in Aging (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2399-5300 • E-ISSN: 2399-5300 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geroni/igaa007 |
| PMID | 32313842 |
| OpenAlex | W3016994981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 79 |
Psychiatric disorders impose significant personal, social, and financial costs for individuals, families, and the nation. Despite a large amount of research and several journals focused on psychiatric conditions, there is a paucity of research on psychiatric disorders among Black Americans (i.e., African Americans and Black Caribbeans), particularly older Black Americans. The present literature review examines research on psychiatric disorders among older Black Americans and provides a broad overview of research findings that are based on nationally representative studies. Collectively, this research finds: (1) older African Americans have lower rates of psychiatric disorders than younger African Americans; (2) family support is not protective of psychiatric disorders, whereas negative interaction with family members is a risk factor; (3) everyday discrimination is a risk factor for psychiatric disorders; (4) both older African Americans and African American across the adult age range have lower prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders than non-Latino whites; (5) Black Caribbean men have particularly high rates of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicide attempts; and (6) a significant proportion of African American older adults with mental health disorders do not receive professional help. This literature review also discusses the "Race Paradox" in mental health, the Environmental Affordances Model, and the importance of investigating ethnicity differences among Black Americans. Future research directions address issues that are directly relevant to the Black American population and include the following: (1) understanding the impact of mass incarceration on the psychiatric disorders of prisoners' family members, (2) assessing the impact of immigration from African countries for ethnic diversity within the Black American population, (3) examining the impact of racial identity and racial socialization as potential protective factors for psychiatric morbidities, and (4) assessing racial diversity in life-course events and their impact on mental health
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The Economic Burden of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder in the United States (2005 and 2010)
Social Support from Church and Family Members and Depressive Symptoms Among Older African Americans
Depression Care in the United States
Self-Reported Experiences of Discrimination and Health
The epidemiology of major depression and ethnicity in the United States
Sample designs and sampling methods for the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Studies (CPES)
The development and implementation of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, the National Survey of American Life, and the National Latino and Asian American Survey
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Racial microaggressions in everyday life
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Ethnic‐Racial Socialization and the Mental Health of African Americans
Perceived discrimination and health
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Punishment Beyond the Legal Offender
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Race and Unhealthy Behaviors
Everyday Discrimination Typologies Among Older African Americans
Racism and the Life Course
Geographic Region Matters in the Relation Between Perceived Racial Discrimination and Psychiatric Disorders Among Black Older Adults
Exploring Ethnic Variation in the Relationship Between Stress, Social Networks, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Black Americans
Parental ethnic-racial socialization practices and the construction of children of color's ethnic-racial identity
Racism and Health I
The Prevalence, Distribution, and Mental Health Correlates of Perceived Discrimination in the United States
Prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts among Black Americans in later life
Ethnic Differences in Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms
Can Family Relationships Explain the Race Paradox in Mental Health
The Mark of a Criminal Record
Racial Inequalities in Connectedness to Imprisoned Individuals in the United States
Relationships of choice
Religious Involvement and the Black-White Paradox in Mental Health
| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 3,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |