TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical phenomenology, somatic symptoms, and distress in Hispanic/Latino and European American youths with anxiety disorders
AU - Pina, Armando A.
AU - Silverman, Wendy K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded in part by Grant 63997 from the National Institute of Mental Health. A fellowship from the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program awarded to Armando A. Pina provided additional support.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This study compared clinic-anxious Hispanic/Latino and European American youths (ages 6 to 17 years old) along sociodemographic and clinical variables. Groups were relatively similar, although significant differences emerged as a function of ethno-cultural and language choice (English, Spanish) used during the assessment. Within the English language choice group, Cuban American (CA) youths reported somatic symptoms as less distressing than non-Cuban American Hispanic/Latino (non-CA/HL) youths. Conversely, within the Spanish language choice group, CA youths reported somatic symptoms as more distressing than non-CA/HL youths. Also, parents in the European American and CA groups reported their youths as having less somatic symptoms than parents in the non-CA/HL group. Implications of findings are discussed, particularly regarding possible cultural significance of somatic symptoms.
AB - This study compared clinic-anxious Hispanic/Latino and European American youths (ages 6 to 17 years old) along sociodemographic and clinical variables. Groups were relatively similar, although significant differences emerged as a function of ethno-cultural and language choice (English, Spanish) used during the assessment. Within the English language choice group, Cuban American (CA) youths reported somatic symptoms as less distressing than non-Cuban American Hispanic/Latino (non-CA/HL) youths. Conversely, within the Spanish language choice group, CA youths reported somatic symptoms as more distressing than non-CA/HL youths. Also, parents in the European American and CA groups reported their youths as having less somatic symptoms than parents in the non-CA/HL group. Implications of findings are discussed, particularly regarding possible cultural significance of somatic symptoms.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3302_3
DO - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3302_3
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15136186
AN - SCOPUS:2442646527
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 33
SP - 227
EP - 236
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 2
ER -