ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Prevalence of Depression Symptoms Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Two Asian American Ethnic Groups.
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- Social determinants of mental health problems among South Asian migrants living in industrialized countries: a systematic review.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2025Pooled it
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- Increased Self-Reported Mental Health Problems Among Asian-Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Database.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Substance use disorders and treatment in Asian American and Pacific Islander women: A scoping review.The American journal on addictions · 2023Article
- Oral Microbiome, Mental Health, and Sleep Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study in Chinese and Korean American Immigrants.Omics : a journal of integrative biology · 2023Observational
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- A Pilot Study of the Gut Microbiota Associated With Depressive Symptoms and Sleep Disturbance Among Chinese and Korean Immigrants in the United States.Biological research for nursing · 2023Article
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- Disaggregating the data: Diversity of COVID-19 stressors, discrimination, and mental health among Asian American communities.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Asian Americans have experienced compounding stressors during the pandemic as a result of racial discrimination. We aim of to investigate the prevalence of depression symptoms among Asian Americans before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and examine differences based on socio-demographic factors. Data are from a cross-sectional study (N = 636) among Chinese and South Asian adults in Chicago collected between February and May 2020. One cohort of participants were surveyed from each ethnic group before the pandemic and a second cohort of participants were surveyed during the pandemic. Depression symptoms increased more than two-fold, from 9% pre-pandemic to 21% during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found an increase in depression symptoms during the pandemic for South Asians, men and adults older than 30 years. These findings call for public health education that effectively addresses anti-Asian harassment and violence and ensure that culturally competent mental health services are provided to Asian Americans from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
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