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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 130, No. 2

Articles | February 01, 1973

Social Psychiatric Impairment: Racial Comparisons

JOHN J. SCHWAB; NANCY H. McGINNIS; GEORGE J. WARHEIT

Am J Psychiatry 1973;130:183-187.

Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. 32601

Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. 32601

Associate Professor, Departments of Sociology and Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. 32601

1973, The American Psychiatric Association

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From a large-scale epidemiologic study of the mental health needs and services of a southeastern county, randomly selected groups of black and white respondents were compared with respect to social and demographic characteristics, symptoms and indices of psychological distress, effects of emotional distress on daily functioning, interpersonal and familial networks, aspiration and satisfaction, and a comprehensive rating of social psychiatric impairment. The authors relate the racial differences on these dimensions to social and economic deprivation and to social change in the South.

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