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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2012

Prevalence of neurasthenia, comorbidity, and association with impairment among a nationally representative sample of US adults.

Kristine M Molina, Chih-Nan Chen, Margarita Alegría, Huijun Li

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kristine M MolinaBehavioral Medicine Research Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Clinical Research Building, #1516, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA. kmolina@psy.miami.edu
Chih-Nan Chen
Margarita Alegría
Huijun Li
Cambridge Health Alliance · USHarvard University · USNational Taipei University · TWUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

UPR-CHA Research Center of Excellence: Making a Difference for Latino HealthP60MD002261 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI MCGUIRE, THOMAS G. · 2007 to 2011
$8.7M
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE RESEARCH IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASET32HL007426 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI PENEDO, FRANK J · 1985 to 2023
$7.1M
Project 1: Improving Clinical Assessment of Diagnosis for Latinos (261-295)P50MH073469 · NIMH · CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE · PI ALEGRIA, MARGARITA · 2005 to 2009
$4.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007426NHLBI NIH HHS T32HL007426NIMHD NIH HHS P60 MD0 02261NIMHD NIH HHS P60 MD002261NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH073469PHS HHS 1P50 MHO 73469
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Abstract

purposeThere are no current psychiatric epidemiological studies examining prevalence estimates of neurasthenia across different racial and ethnic groups in the US. This study compares prevalence rates of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) lifetime and 12-month neurasthenia across racial/ethnic groups in the US (Asians, African Americans, Latinos, and non-Latino Whites) and by levels of acculturation. We examine comorbidity of neurasthenia with DSM-IV psychiatric disorders and the association between neurasthenia and impairment.

methodsWe used a pooled sample (N = 10, 118) from two nationally representative household surveys of adults ages 18 years and older: the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (NCS-R) and the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS).

resultsAmong the total sample, the adjusted prevalence rates of lifetime and 12-month neurasthenia with exclusionary criteria were 2.22 and 1.19%. The adjusted prevalence rates for lifetime and 12-month neurasthenia without exclusionary criteria were 4.89 and 2.80%. There were significant racial/ethnic group differences in prevalence for both lifetime and past-year neurasthenia, with Asians reporting significantly lower prevalence of neurasthenia than their non-Latino White counterparts. Less acculturated individuals were at a decreased risk for lifetime and past-year neurasthenia. Lifetime neurasthenia was associated with increased odds of meeting lifetime criteria for any depressive, any anxiety, and any substance use disorder. Respondents with lifetime or past-year neurasthenia had significantly greater levels of impairment compared to those without neurasthenia.

conclusionNeurasthenia is a prevalent condition deserving further research attention given its comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders and its association with functional impairment.

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AcculturationAdolescentAdultAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanComorbidityFemaleHealth SurveysHispanic or LatinoHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMental DisordersNeurastheniaPrevalence

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