Psychological distress among Plains Indian mothers with children referred to screening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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Background: Psychological distress (PD) includes symptoms of depression and anxiety and is associated with considerable emotional suffering, social dysfunction and, often, with problematic alcohol use. The rate of current PD among American Indian women is approximately 2.5 times higher than that of U.S. women in general. Our study aims to fill the current knowledge gap about the prevalence and characteristics of PD and its association with self-reported current drinking problems among American Indian mothers whose children were referred to screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).Methods: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data was conducted from maternal interviews of referred American Indian mothers (n = 152) and a comparison group of mothers (n = 33) from the same Plains culture tribes who participated in an NIAAA-funded epidemiology study of FASD. Referred women were from one of six Plains Indian reservation communities and one urban area who bore children suspected of having an FASD. A 6-item PD scale (PD-6, Cronbach's alpha = .86) was constructed with a summed score range of 0-12 and a cut-point of 7 indicating serious PD. Multiple statistical tests were used to examine the characteristics of PD and its association with self-reported current drinking problems.Results: Referred and comparison mothers had an average age of 31.3 years but differed (respectively) on: education (

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Parker, T., Maviglia, M. A., Lewis, P. T., Phillip Gossage, J., & May, P. A. (2010). Psychological distress among Plains Indian mothers with children referred to screening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-5-22

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