Leon Robert L
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
J Immigr Health. 2002 Apr;4(2):111-5. doi: 10.1023/A:1014554727127.
Epidemiology studies have found that immigrants who enter the United States from Mexico have prevalence rates of mental disorder similar to residents of Mexico City. These rates are much lower than rates of mental disorder found in those of Mexican decent who were born in the United States. Prevalence of depression in U.S.-born Mexican-Americans approximates prevalence rates for the general U.S. population and is twice as high as the rates for recent immigrants from Mexico. This paper will discuss hypotheses that might contribute to these findings. These include decrease in family and social support, the need to compete in a more open society, and the inability to satisfy perceived needs and marginal position in society.
流行病学研究发现，从墨西哥进入美国的移民的精神障碍患病率与墨西哥城居民相似。这些患病率远低于在美国出生的墨西哥裔的精神障碍患病率。在美国出生的墨西哥裔美国人中，抑郁症的患病率接近美国普通人群的患病率，是近期从墨西哥移民的患病率的两倍。本文将讨论可能导致这些结果的假设。这些假设包括家庭和社会支持的减少、在更开放的社会中竞争的需要，以及无法满足感知到的需求和在社会中的边缘地位。
