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Ethnic Differences in Parents' Ability to Identify Internalizing Symptoms in their Adolescent Children: Does Their Ability to Identify Symptoms in Others Matter?
Gonzales, Keana
Gonzales, Keana
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2021
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2021-05-19
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), almost half of the adolescent population (49.5%) in the USA has experienced a mental health disorder (NIMH, 2019). The most common mental health disorders among adolescents are depression and anxiety (NIMH, 2019). Adolescent depression has adverse effects if not addressed in a timely manner, including increased risk for substance abuse, educational underachievement, teen pregnancy, social isolation, and suicidal ideation (Kamin et al., 2014). Depression affects genders differently as females are more prone to depression; in some nations, females are being diagnosed at twice the rate of males (Bromet et al., 2011). Another important issue pertains to disparities in mental health diagnosis and treatment among ethnic minorities. For example, African American, Hispanic, and Asian American children are less likely to receive mental health services and experience more barriers to treatment than non-Hispanic White children (Gudino et al., 2009). This lack of diagnosis and treatment for minority populations is evident for a wide range of clinical problems (Institute of Medicine, 2002) Depression and anxiety are also reoccurring disorders that, although treated in adolescence, may reemerge in adulthood (Lewinsohn et al. 2000). In other cases, depression will not reemerge but instead develop into dysthymia, known as persistent depressive disorder, or lifetime major depressive disorder. It has been found that 15.4% of adolescents diagnosed with depression meet the criteria of their depression developing into dysthymia and major depressive disorder (Merikangas et al., 2010).
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Psychology