Cleothia Frazier

Assistant Professor Sociology & Demography



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Cleothia Frazier

Assistant Professor Sociology & Demography



Department of Sociology & Criminology

The Pennsylvania State University




Cleothia Frazier

Assistant Professor Sociology & Demography



Department of Sociology & Criminology

The Pennsylvania State University



Is the Black-White Mental Health Paradox Consistent Across Gender and Psychiatric Disorders?


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C. Erving, Courtney Thomas, Cleothia Frazier
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2018

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Erving, C., Thomas, C., & Frazier, C. (2018). Is the Black-White Mental Health Paradox Consistent Across Gender and Psychiatric Disorders? American Journal of Epidemiology.


Chicago/Turabian   Click to copy
Erving, C., Courtney Thomas, and Cleothia Frazier. “Is the Black-White Mental Health Paradox Consistent Across Gender and Psychiatric Disorders?” American Journal of Epidemiology (2018).


MLA   Click to copy
Erving, C., et al. “Is the Black-White Mental Health Paradox Consistent Across Gender and Psychiatric Disorders?” American Journal of Epidemiology, 2018.


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@article{c2018a,
  title = {Is the Black-White Mental Health Paradox Consistent Across Gender and Psychiatric Disorders?},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {American Journal of Epidemiology},
  author = {Erving, C. and Thomas, Courtney and Frazier, Cleothia}
}

Abstract

This study assessed whether the black-white mental health epidemiologic paradox (i.e., blacks' lower or similar rates of mental disorder relative to whites) extends across 12 lifetime and past-year psychiatric disorders and whether it varies with gender. We used data from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication and the National Survey of American Life, 2001-2003 (n = 4,584 black and 6,668 non-Hispanic white persons). Results showed overwhelming evidence of the paradox across lifetime and past-year disorders for women and men. In addition, blacks' mental health advantage over whites widened after adjusting for socioeconomic factors. There was one exception: Black women experienced higher risk of lifetime posttraumatic stress disorder compared with white women. These findings provide strong evidence for the "black-white mental health paradox"; however, additional research is needed to understand black women's heightened risk for posttraumatic stress disorder.





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