Browsing by Author "Tancredi, Daniel J."

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A cross-national study on Mexico-US migration, substance use and substance use disorders
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2011) Borges, Guilherme; Breslau, Joshua; Orozco, Ricardo; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Anderson, Heather; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina Mora, María-Elena; Inst Nacl Psiquiatria, Dept Invest Epidemiol, Direcc Invest Epidemiol & Psicosociales, Calzada Mexico Xochimilco 101, Mexico City 14370, DF, Mexico.; guibor@imp.edu.mx
Background: Epidemiologic research has consistently found lower prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders among Hispanic immigrants to the US than among US-born Hispanics. Recent research has begun to examine how this change occurs in the process of assimilation in the US. We aimed to study immigration. US nativity, and return migration as risk factors for alcohol and drug use among people of Mexican origin in both the US and Mexico. Methods: Data come from nationally representative surveys in the United States (2001-2003; n = 1208) and Mexico (2001-2002; n = 5782). We used discrete time event history models to account for time-varying and time-invariant characteristics. Results: We found no evidence that current Mexican immigrants in the US have higher risk for alcohol or alcohol use disorders than Mexicans living in Mexico, but current immigrants were at higher risk for drug use and drug use disorders. Current Mexican immigrants were at lower risk for drug use and drug disorders than US-born Mexican-Americans. US nativity, regardless of parent nativity, is the main factor associated with increasing use of alcohol and drugs. Among families of migrants and among return migrants we found increased risk for alcohol use, drug use and alcohol and drug use disorders. Evidence of selective migration and return of immigrants with disorders was found regarding alcohol use disorders only. Conclusions: Research efforts that combine populations from sending and receiving countries are needed. This effort will require much more complex research designs that will call for true international collaboration. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
A Cross-National Study on Mexico-US Migration, Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders
(2011) Borges, Guilherme; Breslau, Joshua; Orozco, Ricardo; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Anderson, Heather; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina Mora, Maria-Elena; National Institute of Psychiatry, Calzada México Xochimilco No 101- Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, México D.F., C.P. 14370, Mexico City, Mexico; guibor@imp.edu.mx
A Transnational Study of Migration and Smoking Behavior in the Mexican-Origin Population
(Amer Public Health Assoc INC, 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710 USA, 2012) Tong, Elisa; Saito, Naomi; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Borges, Guilherme; Kravitz, Richard L.; Hinton, Ladson; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina-Mora, María Elena; Breslau, Joshua; RAND Corp, 4570 5th Ave,Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA; jbreslau@rand.org
Health selection among migrants from Mexico to the U.S.: childhood predictors of adult physical and mental health
(Rockville, Md. : Public Health Service, 2011) Breslau, Joshua; Borges, Guilherme; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Saito, Naomi; Anderson, Heather; Kravitz, Richard; Hinton, Ladson; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina Mora, Maria-Elena; University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Sacramento, CA; joshua.breslau@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Health Selection Among Migrants from Mexico to the US: Childhood Predictors of Adult Physical and Mental Health
(ASSOC SCHOOLS PUBLIC HEALTH, 1101 15TH ST NW, STE 910, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 USA, 2011) Breslau, Joshua; Borges, Guilherme; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Saito, Naomi; Anderson, Heather; Kravitz, Richard; Hinton, Ladson; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina Mora, María-Elena; Univ Calif Davis, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA; joshua.breslau@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Objectives. We tested whether positive selection on childhood predictors of adult mental and physical health contributed to health advantages of Mexican-born immigrants to the United States relative to U.S.-born Mexican Americans. Methods. We combined data from surveys conducted during 2000-2003 in Mexico and the U.S. with the same structured interview. We examined retrospective reports of childhood (i.e., < 16 years of age) predictors of adult health education, height, childhood physical illness, childhood mental health, early substance use, and childhood adversities as predictors of migration from Mexico to the U.S. at >= 16 years of age. We estimated overall selection by comparing migrants to all non-migrants. We also examined selection at the family (members of families of migrants vs. members of families without a migrant) and individual (migrants vs. non-migrants within families of migrants) levels. Results. Distinguishing between family and individual selection revealed evidence of positive health selection that is obscured in the overall selection model. In particular, respondents in families with migrants were more likely to have >= 12 years of education (odds ratio [OR] = 1.60) and be in the tallest height quartile (OR=1.72) than respondents in families without migrants. At both the family and individual levels, migrants are disadvantaged on mental health profiles, including a higher prevalence of conduct problems, phobic fears, and early substance use. Conclusions. Positive health selection may contribute to physical health advantages among Mexican immigrants in the U.S. relative to their U.S.-born descendants. Mental health advantages likely reflect a lower prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Mexico, rather than protective factors that distinguish migrants.
Mexican immigration to the U.S., the occurrence of violence and the impact of mental disorders
(Assoc Brasileira Psoqioatria, Subscription Department, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 967 - Casa 01, Sao Paulo, SP 04039-032 A, Brazil, 2013) Borges, Guilherme; Rafful, Claudia; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Saito, Naomi; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina-Mora, Maria-Elena; Breslau, Joshua; Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría, Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Dept Modelos Intervenc, Calzada Mexico Xochimilco 101, Mexico City 14370, DF, Mexico.; guibor@imp.edu.mx
Mexican immigration to the US and alcohol and drug use opportunities: does it make a difference in alcohol and/or drug use?
(Limerick : Elsevier, 2012) Borges, Guilherme; Rafful, Claudia; Benjet, Corina; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Saito, Naomi; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina-Mora, Maria Elena; Breslau, Joshua; National Institute of Psychiatry, Calzada México Xochimilco No 101- Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, México D.F., C.P. 14370, Mexico City, Mexico; guibor@imp.edu.mx
Mexican immigration to the US and alcohol and drug use opportunities: Does it make a differente in alcohol and/or drug use?
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2012) Borges, Guilherme; Rafful, Claudia; Benjet, Corina; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Saito, Naomi; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina-Mora, María Elena; Breslau, Joshua; Inst Nacl Psiquiatria, Dept Invest Epidemiol, Direcc Invest Epidemiol & Psicosociales, Calzada Mexico Xochimilco 101, Mexico City 14370, DF, Mexico.; guibor@imp.edu.mx