David Takeuchi

Ph.D. 1987, University of Hawaii. Social structural and cultural contexts that are associated with different outcomes especially among racial and ethnic minorities.

Department: School of Social Work
Position: Professor and Associate Dean for Research
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David Takeuchi is currently Associate Dean of Research and a professor of sociology in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. His research focuses on investigating the social structural and cultural contexts that are associated with different outcomes especially among racial and ethnic minorities. One recent example of this work examines how Chinese Americans in Los Angeles, California (N=1,610) report their health problems (forthcoming in Health). The paper tests whether a greater participation in American lifestyles is linked to higher depressive symptoms but lower neurasthenia symptoms. Depression and neurasthenia represent compelling contrasts since the first is a prevalent mental health problem in the United States and the latter is a relative common health problem in China. Analyses show that stress is linked to neurasthenia symptoms but not depressive symptoms among recent immigrants. The opposite is true for more established Chinese immigrants; stress is associated with depressive symptoms but not neurasthenia. The results argue for the inclusion of multiple indicators of health and cultural expressions of distress. In addition to this study of Chinese Americans in Los Angeles, Professor Takeuchi recently completed health surveys of Filipino Americans in San Francisco and Honolulu (N=2,400). Analyses are underway to shed light on how geographic region is associated with different outcomes for a single ethnic group.

Last year, Professor Takeuchi co-chaired with Dr. Christine Bachrach a national conference to develop a research agenda on multi-level analyses. The Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) sponsored the conference and the development of the research agenda. The report, "Toward Higher Levels of Analysis: Progress and Promise in Research on Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health" is intended to forge new multidisciplinary programs that weave in the social structural, cultural, psychological, and biological factors in the study of health.

Castro, A. B. d.; Garcia, G.; Gee, G. C.; Tsai, J. H.-C.; Rue, T.; Takeuchi, D. T., (Forthcoming), Smoking and the Asian American workforce in the National Latino and Asian American Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

Gavin, A.; Chae, D.; Takeuchi, D., (Forthcoming), Association between Family Structure in Childhood and 12-month Major Depressive Disorder in Adulthood among a Nationally Representative Sample of African Americans and Caribbean Blacks, General Hospital Psychiatry.

Gavin, A.; Walton, E.; Chae, D.; Alegria, M.; Jackson, J.; D, T., (Forthcoming), The Associations between Socioeconomic Status and Major Depressive Disorder among Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and non-Hispanic Whites: Findings from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Studies, Psychological Medicine.

Yoo, H. C.; Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D., (2009), Discrimination and health among Asian American immigrants: Disentangling racial from language discrimination, Social science & medicine., 68: 4, 726.

Alegria, M.; Chatterji, P.; Wells, K.; Cao, Z.; Chen, C. N.; Takeuchi, D.; Jackson, J.; Meng, X. L., (2008), Disparity in depression treatment among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States, Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 59: 11, 1264-72.

Chae, D. H.; Takeuchi, D.; Barbeau, E. M.; Bennett, G. G.; Lindsey, J.; Krieger, N., (2008), Unfair Treatment, Racial/Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Identification, and Smoking Among Asian Americans in the National Latino and Asian American Study, American Journal of Public Health, 98: 3, 485-493.

Chae, D. H.; Takeuchi, D. T.; Barbeau, E. M.; Bennett, G. G.; Lindsey, J. C.; Stoddard, A. M.; Krieger, N., (2008), Alcohol disorders among Asian Americans: associations with unfair treatment, racial/ethnic discrimination, and ethnic identification (the national Latino and Asian Americans study, 2002-2003), Journal of epidemiology and community health., 62: 11, 973-979.

Chung, G. H.; Tucker, M. B.; Takeuchi, D., (2008), Wives' Relative Income Production and Household Male Dominance: Examining Violence Among Asian American Enduring Couples, Family Relations, 227: 12.

de Castro, A.; Gee, G.; Takeuchi, D., (2008), Job-Related Stress and Chronic Health Conditions Among Filipino Immigrants, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 10: 6, 551-558.

de Castro, A. B.; Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D., (2008), Workplace Discrimination and Health Among Filipinos in the United States, American Journal of Public Health, 98: 3, 520-527.

de Castro, A. B.; Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D., (2008), BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP - Relationship Between Job Dissatisfaction and Physical and Psychological Health Among Filipino Immigrants, AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses., 56: 1, 33.

Gee, G. C.; Ro, A.; Gavin, A.; Takeuchi, D., (2008), Disentangling the Effects of Racial and Weight Discrimination on Body Mass Index and Obesity Among Asian Americans, American Journal of Public Health, 98: 3, 493-501.

Leu, J.; Yen, I.; Gansky, S.; Walton, E.; Adler, N.; Takeuchi, D., (2008), The Association between Subjective Social Status and Mental Health among Asian Immigrants: Investigating the Influence of Age at Immigration, Social Science & Medicine, 66: 5, 1152-1164.

Yip, T.; Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D. T., (2008), Racial discrimination and psychological distress: the impact of ethnic identity and age among immigrant and United States--born Asian adults , Developmental Pschology, 44: 3, 787-801.

Abe-Kim, J.; Takeuchi, D.; Hong, S.; Zane, N.; Sue, S.; Spencer, M. S.; Appel, H.; Nicdao, E.; Alegria, M., (2007), Use of Mental Health-Related Services Among Immigrant and US-Born Asian Americans: Results From the National Latino and Asian American Study, American Journal of Public Health, 97: 1, 91.

Berthold, S. M.; Takeuchi, D.; Wong, E. C.; Schell, T. L.; Marshall, G. N.; Elliott, M. N.; Hambarsoomians, K., (2007), U.S. Cambodian Refugees' Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Mental Health Problems, Psychiatric Services, 58: 9, 1212.

Chatterji, P.; Takeuchi, D.; Alegria, M.; Lu, M., (2007), Psychiatric disorders and labor market outcomes: evidence from the National Latino and Asian American Study, Health Economics, 16: 10, 1069.

Cochran, S. D.; Mays, V. M.; Alegria, M.; Ortega, A. N.; Takeuchi, D., (2007), Substance Use - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Latino and Asian American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology., 75: 5, 785.

Duan, N.; Takeuchi, D.; Alegria, M.; Canino, G.; McGuire, T. G., (2007), Methods Articles: Survey Conditioning in Self-Reported Mental Health Service Use: Randomized Comparison of Alternative Instrument Formats, Health Services Research, 42: 2, 890-907.

Evans-Campbell, T.; Lincoln, K.; Takeuchi, D., (2007), Race and mental health: Past debates, new opportunities, Mental Health, Social Mirrors, Avison, W.; McLeod, J.; Pescosolid, B., 169-190, Springer, New York.

Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D.; Delva, J., (2007), Relationships Between Self-Reported Unfair Treatment and Prescription Medication Use, Illicit Drug Use, and Alcohol Dependence Among Filipino Americans, American Journal of Public Health, 97: 5, 933.

Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D.; Spencer, M.; Chen, J.; Yip, T., (2007), The association between self-reported racial discrimination and 12-month DSM-IV mental disorders among Asian Americans nationwide, Social Science & Medicine, 64: 10, 1984.

Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D.; Spencer, M. S.; Chen, J., (2007), A Nationwide Study of Discrimination and Chronic Health Conditions Among Asian Americans, American Journal of Public Health, 97: 7, 1275.

Nicdao, E. G.; Hong, S.; Takeuchi, D., (2007), Prevalence and correlates of eating disorders among Asian Americans: Results from the national Latino and Asian American study, International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, S22.

Takeuchi, D.; Alegria, M.; Jackson, J. S.; Williams, D. R., (2007), Immigration and Mental Health: Diverse Findings in Asian, Black, and Latino Populations, American Journal of Public Health, 97: 1, 11 - 12.

Takeuchi, D.; Zane, N.; Hong, S.; Chae, D. H.; Gong, F.; Gee, G. C.; Walton, E.; Sue, S.; Alegria, M., (2007), Immigration-Related Factors and Mental Disorders Among Asian Americans, American Journal of Public Health, 97: 1, 84 - 90.

Alegria, M.; Takeuchi, D.; Cao, Z.; McGuire, T. G.; Ojeda, V. D.; Sribney, B.; Woo, M.; Takeuchi, D., (2006), Research Papers - Health Insurance Coverage for Vulnerable Populations: Contrasting Asian Americans and Latinos in the United States, Inquiry, 43: 3, 231.

Chae, D. H.; R., G. A.; Takeuchi, D., (2006), Smoking Prevalence Among Asian Americans: Findings from the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), Public Health Reports, 121: 6, 755.

Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D.; Chen, J.; Spencer, M. S.; See, S.; Kuester, O. A.; Tran, D., (2006), Social Support as a Buffer for Perceived Unfair Treatment Among Filipino Americans: Differences Between San Francisco and Honolulu, American Journal of Public Health, 96: 4, 677.

Lau, A. S.; Takeuchi, D.; Alegria, M., (2006), Parent-to-Child Aggression among Asian American Parents: Culture, Context, and Vulnerability, Journal of Marriage and Family, 68: 5, 1261-1275.

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• Depression Care Among Asian-Americans
• NLAAS2: Unraveling differences for clinical services
• Postdoctoral training program focusing on the national studies of racial and ethnic minority groups

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