Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 100 Stokes Street, Third floor, Toronto, ON, M6J 1H4, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, P.O. Box: 80200, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov;59(8):1568-1577. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01145-7. Epub 2023 Jun 7.
There is a paucity of research on the true prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Muslim Americans. This research aims to explore the prevalence, correlates and impact of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in Muslims as compared with a non-Muslim sample. We used propensity scores to match 372 individuals who self-identified as Muslims from The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions III with a control group (n = 744) from the same dataset. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was similar in Muslim Americans and non-Muslims. Help-seeking was generally low, but Muslims with a lifetime history of PTSD were less likely than non-Muslims with PTSD to seek help through self-help groups (2.2% vs. 21.1%, p < 0.05). Moreover, Muslims with mood disorders experienced lower mental health scores compared to non-Muslims with mood disorders. Efforts need to be made to identify psychiatric disorders in this faith group and engage in treatment.
穆斯林美国人中心情障碍、焦虑障碍和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的患病率、相关因素和影响的研究很少。本研究旨在与同一数据集的非穆斯林对照组（n=744）相比，探讨穆斯林人群中这些障碍的患病率、相关因素和影响。我们使用倾向评分将来自《国家酒精与相关条件流行病学调查 III》中自我认定为穆斯林的 372 人与同一数据集的对照组（n=744）进行匹配。穆斯林美国人与非穆斯林美国人中心理障碍的患病率相似。寻求帮助的情况总体较低，但有 PTSD 病史的穆斯林寻求自助团体帮助的可能性低于有 PTSD 的非穆斯林（2.2%比 21.1%，p<0.05）。此外，有心境障碍的穆斯林的心理健康评分低于有心境障碍的非穆斯林。需要努力在这个信仰群体中识别出精神障碍并进行治疗。
