Roberts A
Yale University, USA.
Clin Psychol Rev. 2000 Aug;20(5):667-77. doi: 10.1016/s0272-7358(99)00020-3.
Research on psychiatric comorbidity among opiate and cocaine addicts has consistently found African-Americans to report fewer symptoms of anxiety and affective disorders than Whites. The current article reviews the research on these racial differences, evaluates various interpretations of these differences, and discusses the limitations of past research. It is concluded that Whites and African-American addicts differ in their underlying reasons for abusing drugs. Drug addiction among Whites appears to be related largely to psychopathology, whereas Black drug abuse is best understood in terms of social and environmental factors. Treatment implications are also discussed.
对阿片类药物和可卡因成瘾者中精神疾病共病的研究一直发现，非裔美国人报告的焦虑和情感障碍症状比白人少。本文回顾了关于这些种族差异的研究，评估了对这些差异的各种解释，并讨论了过去研究的局限性。得出的结论是，白人和非裔美国成瘾者滥用药物的根本原因不同。白人的药物成瘾似乎主要与精神病理学有关，而黑人的药物滥用最好从社会和环境因素的角度来理解。还讨论了治疗方面的影响。
