David Takeuchi

Professor in the School of Social Work, studies racial, socio-economic, and cultural factors associated with disparities in health, the initiation of care, and the results of health care. His current research includes a national study of mental illness and service use among Latinos and Asian Americans and an examination of the social and psychological factors linking race, education and health outcomes.

Major Research Projects:

• Education and Health Among Racial Groups
• National Latino and Asian American Study

Sample Publications:

• Abe-Kim, J.; Takeuchi, D. T.; 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 : A Journal of the American Psychiatric Association, 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Gee, G. C.; Takeuchi, D. T.; 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. T.; 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.
  
  
• Takeuchi, D. T.; 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.
  
  
• 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. T., (2006), RESEARCH - 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. T.; Alegria, M., (2006), Parent-to-Child Aggression among Asian American Parents: Culture, Context, and Vulnerability, Journal of Marriage and Family, 68(5): 1261-1275.
  
  
• Takeuchi, D. and D. Williams. Introduction to the special issue on race, ethnicity and mental health, Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
  
  
• Takeuchi, D. and S. Gage. (2003), What to do with race? Changing notions of race in the social sciences, Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 27: 435-45.
  
  
• G. Gee and D. Takeuchi. (2004), Traffic stress, vehicular burden and well-being: A multilevel analysis, Social Science and Medicine, 59 (2): 405-414.
  
  
• Gong, F., D. Takeuchi, P. Agbayani-Siewert, and L. Tacata. (2003), Acculturation, Psychological Distress and Alcohol Use: Investigating the Effects of Ethnic Identity and Religiosity. Pp 189-206, In Acculturation: Advances in Theory, Measurement, and Applied Research, Chun, K.M., Balls Organista, P., & Marin, G. (Eds.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological
  
  
• Abe-Kim, J., D. Takeuchi, and W. Hwang. (2002), Predictors of helpseeking for emotional distress among Chinese Americans: Family Matters, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70 (5): 1186-1190, October 2002.

For a complete list of publications by David Takeuchi along with abstracts (where available), visit his page in the poverty research section of the website.

Contact Information:

David Takeuchi
Email: dt5@u.washington.edu
Homepage: http://depts.washington.edu/sswweb/directory/p.php?id=79
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