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Mental disorders and discrimination: A prospective cohort study of young twin pairs in Germany.

Lucas Calais-Ferreira, Gregory Armstrong, Elisabeth Hahn, Giles Newton-Howes, James Foulds, John L Hopper, Frank M Spinath, Paul Kurdyak, Jesse T Young

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Lucas Calais-FerreiraCentre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Gregory ArmstrongNossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Elisabeth HahnDepartment of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany.
Giles Newton-HowesDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
James FouldsDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
John L HopperCentre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Frank M SpinathDepartment of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany.
Paul KurdyakICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jesse T YoungCentre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Royal Children's Hospital · AUSaarland University · DEThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Otago · NZCentre for Addiction and Mental Health · CA

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Abstract

Background: Mental disorders and perceived discrimination share common risk factors. The association between having a mental disorder and experiencing discrimination is well-known, but the extent to which familial factors, such as genetic and shared environmental factors, might confound this association, including sex differences in familial confounding, remains unexplored. Aims: We investigated potential unmeasured familial confounding in the association between mental disorders and perceived discrimination using a matched twin study design. Method: We examined data from 2044 same-sex twin pairs (n = 4088) aged 16-25 years from the German population-based study Results: There were 322 (8.1%) participants with a diagnosed mental disorder, and 15% (n = 604) of the cohort reported having experienced discrimination in the previous 12 months. Mental disorder and discrimination were associated in the adjusted within-individual model (adjusted odds ratio = 2.19, 95% confidence interval: 1.42-3.39, Conclusions: Our findings show that the association between mental disorder and discrimination is at least partially explained by unmeasured familial factors. Designing family-based healthcare models and incorporating family members in interventions targeted at ameliorating mental ill-health and experiences of discrimination among adolescents may improve efficacy.

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AdolescenceMental healthSocial determinants of healthStigmaTwin studyYouth

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