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Overview

Harold W. Neighbors is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the disciplines of social sciences, psychology, and health professions, with substantial contributions across subfields such as sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, health, and social psychology.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics including racial and ethnic identity research, health disparities and outcomes, migration, health and trauma, suicide and self-harm studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, food security and health in diverse populations, and cannabis and cannabinoid research.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Neighbors include:

  • The contribution of research to racial health equity? Blame and responsibility in navigating the status quo of anti-black systemic racism, 2022, Social Science & Medicine
  • Racial/ethnic discrimination and tobacco and cannabis use outcomes among US adults, 2023, Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
  • James S. Jackson and the program for research on Black Americans: Contributions to psychology and the social sciences, 2023, American Psychologist
  • Distress about social problems and tobacco and cannabis use outcomes among young adults in Los Angeles County, 2024, Preventive Medicine
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Problems and Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among US Emerging Adults, 2023, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Neighbors frequently publishes in specialized journals such as the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, American Psychologist, and Preventive Medicine.

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors including Delvon T. Mattingly, Briana Mezuk, Michael R. Elliott, Nancy L. Fleischer, and Julia F. Hastings, reflecting a multi-disciplinary team approach to research on health disparities and social determinants of health behaviors.

Best Publications

  • Racial/ethnic discrimination and health: findings from community studies.

    David R. Williams;Harold W. Neighbors;James S. Jackson

  • Prevalence and distribution of major depressive disorder in African Americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites: results from the National Survey of American Life.

    David R. Williams;Hector M. González;Harold Neighbors;Randolph Nesse

  • The National Survey of American Life: A study of racial, ethnic and cultural influences on mental disorders and mental health

    James S. Jackson;Myriam Torres;Cleopatra H. Caldwell;Harold W. Neighbors

  • The Experience of Symptoms of Depression in Men vs Women: Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    Lisa A. Martin;Harold W. Neighbors;Derek M. Griffith;Derek M. Griffith

  • A new perspective on the relationships among race, social class, and psychological distress.

    Ronald C. Kessler;Harold W. Neighbors

  • Racial/Ethnic differences in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American high school seniors, 1976-89.

    Jerald G. Bachman;John M. Wallace Jr.;Patrick M. O'Malley;Lloyd D. Johnston

  • Being Black and Feeling Blue: The Mental Health Consequences of Racial Discrimination

    Tony N Brown;David R Williams;James S Jackson;Harold W Neighbors

  • Depression care in the United States: too little for too few.

    Hector M. González;William A. Vega;David R. Williams;Wassim Tarraf

  • The African American Minister as a Source of Help for Serious Personal Crises: Bridge or Barrier to Mental Health Care?

    Harold W. Neighbors;Marc A. Musick;David R. Williams

  • Race, ethnicity, and the use of services for mental disorders: results from the National Survey of American Life.

    Harold W. Neighbors;Cleopatra Caldwell;David R. Williams;Randolph Nesse

  • The Mental Health of Black Caribbean Immigrants: Results from the National Survey of American Life

    David R. Williams;Rahwa Haile;Hector M. González;Harold W. Neighbors

  • Racial/ethnic discrimination and health: findings from community studies.

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  • Stress, coping, and Black mental health: preliminary findings from a national study.

    Harold W. Neighbors;James S. Jackson;Phillip J. Bowman;Gerald Gurin

  • Racial Discrimination, John Henryism, and Depression Among African Americans

    Darrell L. Hudson;Harold W. Neighbors;Arline T. Geronimus;James S. Jackson

  • The use of informal and formal help: four patterns of illness behavior in the black community.

    Harold W. Neighbors;James S. Jackson

  • Racial differences in DSM diagnosis using a semi-structured instrument: the importance of clinical judgment in the diagnosis of African Americans.

    Harold W. Neighbors;Steven J. Trierweiler;Briggett C. Ford;Jordana R. Muroff

  • The influence of racial factors on psychiatric diagnosis: a review and suggestions for research.

    Harold W. Neighbors;James S. Jackson;Linn Campbell;Donald Williams

  • Racism, discrimination and hypertension: evidence and needed research.

    David R. Williams;Harold Neighbors

  • Prevalence of and risk factors for lifetime suicide attempts among blacks in the United States.

    Sean Joe;Raymond E. Baser;Gregory Breeden;Harold W. Neighbors

  • Are benefits conferred with greater socioeconomic position undermined by racial discrimination among African American men

    Darrell L. Hudson;Kai M. Bullard;Harold W. Neighbors;Arline T. Geronimus

  • Recruitment and retention of African American patients for clinical research: An exploration of response rates in an urban psychiatric hospital

    Estina E. Thompson;Harold W. Neighbors;Cheryl Munday;James S. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert Joseph Taylor
Robert Joseph Taylor University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randolph M. Nesse
Randolph M. Nesse Arizona State University
Derek M. Griffith
Derek M. Griffith Georgetown University
Linda M. Chatters
Linda M. Chatters University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hector M. González
Hector M. González University of California, San Diego
Brady T. West
Brady T. West University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Arline T. Geronimus
Arline T. Geronimus University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cleopatra H. Caldwell
Cleopatra H. Caldwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William A. Vega
William A. Vega Florida International University

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