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| JAMES SIDNEY JACKSONSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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Methodological innovations in the National Survey of American LifeJames S Jackson
Research Center for Group Dynamics, University of Michigan, USA
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 13:289-98. 2004..Finally, an abbreviated, novel method for estimating the prevalence of mental disorders in first-degree family members is described and the preliminary results from this new approach are reported...- The National Survey of American Life: a study of racial, ethnic and cultural influences on mental disorders and mental healthJames S Jackson
Research Center for Group Dynamics, University of Michigan, USA
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 13:196-207. 2004..Unique features of sample design, including special screening and listing procedures, interviewer training and supervision, and response rate outcomes are described... 
Race and unhealthy behaviors: chronic stress, the HPA axis, and physical and mental health disparities over the life courseJames S Jackson
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1248, USA
Am J Public Health 100:933-9. 2010..We sought to determine whether unhealthy behaviors play a stress-buffering role in observed racial disparities in physical and mental health...- Prevalence and distribution of major depressive disorder in African Americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites: results from the National Survey of American LifeDavid R Williams
Department of Sociology, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:305-15. 2007..Little is known about the relationship between race/ethnicity and depression among US blacks... - The mental health of Black Caribbean immigrants: results from the National Survey of American LifeDavid R Williams
Department of Sociology and the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Am J Public Health 97:52-9. 2007..We examined the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Black Caribbean immigrant ("Caribbean Black") and African American populations and the correlates of psychiatric disorders among the Caribbean Black population... - Use of mental health services and subjective satisfaction with treatment among Black Caribbean immigrants: results from the National Survey of American LifeJames S Jackson
School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, and the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48106 1248, USA
Am J Public Health 97:60-7. 2007..We examined the use rates and correlates of formal psychiatric services among the US-born and immigrant Caribbean Black population... - Prevalence of eating disorders among Blacks in the National Survey of American LifeJacquelyn Y Taylor
School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:S10-4. 2007..To provide information on the characteristics of eating disorders based on nationally representative samples of African American and Caribbean Black adults and adolescents... 
Mental health service use among older African Americans: the National Survey of American LifeHarold W Neighbors
Institute for Social Research, Center for Research on Ethnicity, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:948-56. 2008..The objective of this study was to examine mental health services utilization of older African Americans using data from the National Survey of American Life...- Obsessive-compulsive disorder among African Americans and blacks of Caribbean descent: results from the National Survey of American LifeJoseph A Himle
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 5763, USA
Depress Anxiety 25:993-1005. 2008..This is the first comprehensive examination of OCD among African Americans and blacks of Caribbean descent... - Religious and spiritual involvement among older african americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites: findings from the national survey of american lifeRobert Joseph Taylor
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 62:S238-50. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences in religious involvement among three groups of older adults-African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites... - Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition disorders among older African Americans: findings from the National Survey of American LifeBriggett C Ford
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:652-9. 2007..The purpose of this study was to estimate lifetime and 12-month prevalence of 13 psychiatric disorders for older African Americans... - Religious participation and DSM-IV disorders among older African Americans: findings from the National Survey of American LifeLinda M Chatters
School of Social Work, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:957-65. 2008..This study examined the religious correlates of psychiatric disorders... - 12-month and lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts among black adolescents in the National Survey of American LifeSean Joe
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 1106, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:271-82. 2009..Provide nationally representative data on the prevalence and psychiatric correlates of suicidal ideation and attempts among African American and Caribbean black adolescents in the United States... - Religious participation among older black caribbeans in the United StatesRobert Joseph Taylor
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 62:S251-6. 2007..The purpose of this study was to examine the correlates of religious participation among older Black Caribbeans... - Race, ethnicity, and the use of services for mental disorders: results from the National Survey of American LifeHarold W Neighbors
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1248, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:485-94. 2007..Little is known about differences in the unmet need for mental health service use between African Americans and Caribbean blacks... - Ethnicity, nativity, and the health of American BlacksDerek M Griffith
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Center on Men s Health Disparities, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 22:142-56. 2011..This study highlights the importance of considering ethnic diversity, nativity and immigration as independent sources of variation in health status within the American Black population... - Anxiety disorders among African Americans, blacks of Caribbean descent, and non-Hispanic whites in the United StatesJoseph A Himle
University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5763, United States
J Anxiety Disord 23:578-90. 2009..These results can be used to inform targeted interventions to prevent or remediate anxiety disorders among these diverse groups... - Prevalence of and risk factors for lifetime suicide attempts among blacks in the United StatesSean Joe
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
JAMA 296:2112-23. 2006..Lack of data on the lifetime prevalence and age at onset of suicide ideation, plans, and attempts among blacks in the United States limits the creation and evaluation of interventions to reduce suicide among black Americans... - Differences in patterns of symptom attribution in diagnosing schizophrenia between African American and non-African American cliniciansSteven J Trierweiler
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48106, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 76:154-60. 2006..The study highlights the need for more detailed examination of cultural influences on diagnostic judgments... - Clinician race, situational attributions, and diagnoses of mood versus schizophrenia disordersSteven J Trierweiler
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 1248, USA
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 11:351-64. 2005..Implications for enhancing the cultural sensitivity of diagnosis practices are discussed... - Ethnic differences in delays to treatment for substance use disorders: African Americans, Black Caribbeans and non-Hispanic whitesBRIAN E PERRON
University of Michigan, School of Social Work, 1080 S University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 41:369-77. 2009..In the multivariate analysis, race was not significantly associated with delays. However, comorbid anxiety disorders were found to be a consistent factor associated with a faster time to treatment... - Socioeconomic position, health behaviors, and C-reactive protein: a moderated-mediation analysisKiarri N Kershaw
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, 109 Observatory Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Health Psychol 29:307-16. 2010..S. sample of adults... - Racial/ethnic discrimination and health: findings from community studiesDavid R Williams
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48106, USA
Am J Public Health 93:200-8. 2003..Research on stress points to important directions for the future assessment of discrimination and the testing of the underlying processes and mechanisms by which discrimination can lead to changes in health... - Factors associated with enrollment of African Americans into a clinical trial: results from the African American study of kidney disease and hypertensionCrystal A Gadegbeku
University of Michigan Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0725, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 29:837-42. 2008..In conclusion, these results suggest that health-related factors, and not psychosocial perceptions, have predominant influence on research participation among African Americans... - The influence of gender, patient volume and time on clinical diagnostic decision making in psychiatric emergency servicesJordana R Muroff
Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, MA 02446, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:481-8. 2007..We investigated the effects of limited time and high patient pressures on the role of gender and other nonpsychiatric factors in diagnostic decision making in psychiatric emergency services (PES)... - Prevalence of substance use disorders among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the National Survey of American LifeClifford L Broman
Department of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 1111, USA
Am J Public Health 98:1107-14. 2008..We sought to estimate the prevalence of substance disorders for African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the United States using data from the National Survey of American Life... - Modified-Symbol Digit Modalities Test for African Americans, Caribbean Black Americans, and non-Latino Whites: nationally representative normative data from the National Survey of American LifeHector M Gonzalez
Institute of Gerontology and the School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, 87 East Ferry Street, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 22:605-13. 2007..Unlike previous work, this study supports the consideration of Black ethnicity when evaluating Black neuropsychological test performance... - Profiles of depressive symptoms among African Americans and Caribbean BlacksKaren D Lincoln
University of Washington, USA
Soc Sci Med 65:200-13. 2007..The findings demonstrate the heterogeneity within the Black population in the USA and the distinct sociodemographic, family network and stress correlates of depressive symptoms for each latent class... - Immigration and mental health: diverse findings in Asian, black, and Latino populationsDavid T Takeuchi
Am J Public Health 97:11-2. 2007 - Normative health research experiences among African American eldersPeter A Lichtenberg
Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 87 E. Ferry Street, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
J Aging Health 16:78S-92S. 2004.... - Role of perceived importance in intergroup contactRolf van Dick
Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
J Pers Soc Psychol 87:211-27. 2004..The results are cross-validated in a 2nd study that also sheds light on the meaning of importance. In 3rd and 4th studies, structural equation analyses and a meta-analysis support the hypotheses... - Psychiatric disorders and substance dependence among unmarried low-income mothersDaniel Rosen
University of Pittsburgh, 2009 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Health Soc Work 28:157-65. 2003..The association of welfare status and psychiatric disorders highlights the need for access to mental health services for this population. Implications for low-income women making the transition from welfare to employment are discussed... - Socioeconomic status and health: the role of sleepPhilip J Moore
Department of Psychology, George Washington University, 2125 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Psychosom Med 64:337-44. 2002..Examine the role of sleep in the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and health...
Research Grants
- AFRICAN AMERICAN AGING RESEARCH TRAINING NETWORKJames Jackson; Fiscal Year: 2002..The PI anticipates that if 25 students have this experience, a significant proportion may ultimately gain a funded NIA grant. ..
- National Survey of American LifeJames Jackson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- National Survey of American LifeJames Jackson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Ethnic Group Differences in Mental Health DisparitiesJames Jackson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Family Connections Across Generations and NationsJames Jackson; Fiscal Year: 2006..The proposed study will help us anticipate, understand, and design support programs to cope with the challenges and problems facing individuals at all generation positions, families, and societies in the new century. ..
- Understanding Health Disparities in the Progression of Type 2 DiabetesJAMES SIDNEY JACKSON; Fiscal Year: 2010..S. and other developed and developing countries. ..