Am J Psychiatry 155:1407-1414, October 1998
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Lifetime and Twelve-Month Prevalence Rates of Major Depressive Episodes and Dysthymia Among Chinese Americans in Los Angeles
David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.,
Rita Chi-Ying Chung, Ph.D.,
Keh-Ming Lin, M.D., M.P.H.,
Haikang Shen, Ph.D.,
Karen Kurasaki, Ph.D.,
Chi-Ah Chun, M.A., and
Stanley Sue, Ph.D.
Objective:The authors' goal was to estimate the lifetime and 12-month rates of major depressive episodes and dysthymia for Chinese Americans who reside in Los Angeles. This effort, the Chinese American Psychiatric Epidemiological Study, is the first large-scale community psychiatric epidemiological study on an Asian American ethnic group that used DSM-III-R criteria for major depressive episodes and dysthymia.Method:A multi-stage sampling design was used to select respondents for participation in the survey. The sample included 1,747 adults, 18–65 years of age, who resided in Los Angeles County and who spoke English, Mandarin, or Cantonese.Results:Approximately 6.9% of the respondents had experienced an episode of major depression and 5.2% had had dysthymia in their lifetime. The 12-month rates of depressive episode and dysthymia were 3.4% and 0.9%, respectively. The most consistent correlate of lifetime and 12-month depressive episode and dysthymia was social stress, measured by past traumatic events and recent negative life events. Conclusions:The Chinese American Psychiatric Epidemiological Study provides a rare opportunity to investigate the heterogeneity within a single Asian American ethnic group, Chinese Americans, and to identify the subgroups among Chinese Americans who may be most at risk for mental health problems. Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155: 1407-1414
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