Percentages of Psychotic-Like Symptoms Adapted from Earl et al.19 Research on Nationally Representative United States Samples of Four Minoritized Groups
Rounded Percentages | ||||
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Psychotic-Like Symptoms and Themes | African American | Caribbean Black | Asian American | Latinx |
Visual hallucinations | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Supernatural and ghost, unidentified | 30 | 40 | 54 | 51 |
Death and dying | 28 | 24 | 12 | 15 |
Spirituality and religiosity | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
Premonition | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
Auditory hallucinations | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Unidentified voice | 34 | 59 | 40 | 49 |
Spirituality and religiosity | 24 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
Familial | 15 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
Premonition or warning | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Persecutory delusions | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Concerns based on actions or intention of others | 57 | 50 | 39 | 42 |
Concerns about personal or bodily safety | 18 | 34 | 11 | 28 |
Delusions of reference | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Communication with unidentified forces | 17 | 13 | 37 | 32 |
Communication related to spirituality and religiosity | 38 | 53 | 23 | 12 |
Thought insertion and withdrawal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Forces related to an uncomfortable command or control | 24 | 12 | 39 | 59 |
Stressful or traumatic | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
Delusions of control | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
To highlight important findings, percentages above 50% are in bold font; those from 30 to 49% are italicized.