Dr. Robert E. Roberts

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
School of Public Health
Behavioral Sciences
ProfessorAppointed: 1969
National Institute of Public Health
Visiting ProfessorAppointed: 1996
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
School of Public Health
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Appointed: 1987

Mailing Address

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
School of Public Health
1200 Hermann Pressler Drive
RAS E1033
Houston, Texas 77030
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (713) 500-9291
Fax: (713) 500-9406
Robert.E.Roberts@uth.tmc.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Sociology, 1968.
M.A., University of Kentucky, Sociology, 1963.
B.S., Texas A&M University, Sociology, 1962.
B.A., Texas A&M University, Journalism, 1962.

Expertise and Research Interests

Currently, my research focuses on the mental health of adolescents and adults.

Other Expertise

Business Experience:
- Constultant, Center for Health Disparities, Harvard Medical School
- Since 1975 served as ad hoc reviewer for: Journal of Health & Social Behavior; American Journal of Sociology; Social Science and Medicine; Social Science Quarterly;American Journal of Public Health; Public Health Reports; Medical Care; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease; Journal of Studies on Alcohol; Psychiatry Research
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology;Archives of General Psychiatry; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; American Journal of Psychiatry; Psychosomatic Medicine; Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychological Medicine

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Adolescents, Child or Adolescent Mental Health, Cross Cultural Studies, Depression, Epidemiology, Geriatric Mental Health, Mental Health, Obesity, Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders, Sociology, Suicide, Surveys and Survey Research.

Additional Terms:

Adolescents, Cross-cultural Research, Depression, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Mexican Americans, Obesity, Psychiatry, Suicide.

Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Public Health Association
American Sociological Association
International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Society for Epidemiologic Research

Honors and Awards

1999, Resident Scholar, Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Center, Italy
1996-1997, Japanese Government Research Award, Science and Technology Agency, Prime Minister's Office
1983-1986, National Fellow, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
1981, NEH Summer Fellowship in Medical Ethics, University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center
1975-1985, Research Scientist Development Award, National Institute of Mental Health
1970, USPHS Summer Fellowship in Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center
1969, USPHS Summer Fellowship in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center
1962, Wall Street Journal Award, Outstanding Senior Journalism Student
1962, J. Wheeler Borger Award, Outstanding Senior Sociology Student
1962-1966, NDEA Title IV Fellowship,
1961-1962, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges,
1961, Hearst Foundation Fellowship,
1958-1962, Distinguished Student, Texas A&M University, Arts and Sciences
Delta Tau Kappa, International Social Science Honorary
Phi Kappa Phi, Scholastic Honorary
Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociological Honorary

Previous Positions

1980-1987, Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
1975-1980, Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
1969-1975, Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health
1967-1967, Assistant Professor, Texas Southern University, College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology
1966-1969, Chief, Texas Research Institute for Mental Sciences, Epidemiologic Research
1965-1966, Instructor, University of Kentucky, College of Arts & Sciences, Sociology

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Origins & Consequences of Adolescent Ethnic Identity, $918,589, May 1, 1993 to May 30, 2000.
  • National Institute on Aging: Health and Function over Three Decades in Alameda County, $1,800,000, 6/1/98 to 6/30/02.
  • National Institute of Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety, Minority Youth & Primary Care, $2,344,962, 5/1/96 to 4/30/01.
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: Multiple-Site Longitudinal Analysis of Psychiatric Risk of SUD, 2003 to 2006.
  • National Institute of Mental Health: Epidemiology of Disturbed Sleep Among Adolescents, $2,348,765, 2001 to 2007.
  • Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship (Bellagio, Italy): Body and Mind: The Mental Health Effects of Obesity, 09/05/99 to 10/02/99.

Publications

  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Xing Y (2007) Comorbidity Substance Use Disorders and Other Psychiatric Disorders Among Adolescents: Evidence From An Epidemiologic Survey, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 88 (S1), S4-S13
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Xing Y (2007) Are Mexican American Adolescents at Greater Risk of Suicidal Behaviors?, Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior, 37 (1), 10-21
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Xing Y (2006) Prevalence of Youth-Reported DSM-IV Psychiatric Disorders Among African, European and Mexican American Adolescents, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45 (11), 1329-37
  • Perez A, Reininger BM, Aguirre Flores MI, Sanders M, Roberts RE (2006) Physical Activity and Overweight Among Adolescents on the Texas-Mexico Boarder, Pan American Journal of Public Health, 19 (4), 244-52
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Chan W (2006) Ethnic Differences in Symptoms of Insomnia Among Adolescents, Sleep, 29 (3), 359-365
  • Choi H, Meininger JC, Roberts RE (2006) Ethnic Differences in Adolescents' Mental Distress, Social Stress, and Resources, Adolescence, 41 (162), 263-83
  • Roberts RE, Alegria M, Roberts CR, Chen IG (Aug 2005) Concordance of reports of mental health functioning by adolescents and their caregivers: a comparison of European, African and Latino Americans., The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 193 (8), 528-34 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Alegria M, Roberts CR, Chen IG (2005) Mental Health problems of adolescents as reported by their caregivers: A comparison of European, African, and Latino Americans, The Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research, 32 (1), 1-13
  • Santana VS, Cooper SP, Roberts RE, Aranjo-Filho JB (2005) Adolescent students who work: Gender differences in school performance and self-perceived health, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 11, 294-301
  • Sanderson M, Coker AL, Roberts RE, Tortolero SR, Reininger BM (Aug 2004) Acculturation, ethnic identity, and dating violence among Latino ninth-grade students., Preventive Medicine, 39 (2), 373-83 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Lee ES, Hemandez M, Solari AC (Jun 2004) Symptoms of insomnia among adolescents in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas., Sleep, 27 (4), 751-60 Abstract
  • Strawbridge WJ, Shema SJ, Roberts RE (May 2004) Impact of spouses' sleep problems on partners., Sleep, 27 (3), 527-31 Abstract
  • Romero AJ, Roberts RE (2003) The impact of multiple dimensions of ethnic identity on discrimination and adolescent self-esteem, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33 (11), 2288-2305
  • Romero AJ, Roberts RE, Stress within a bicultural context for adolescents of Mexican descent, Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 9(2), 171-84, May 2003
  • Buzi RS, Tortolero SR, Roberts RE, Ross MW, Markham CM, Fleschler M, Gender differences in the consequences of a coercive sexual experience among adolescents attending alternative schools, Journal of School Health, 73(5), 191-6, May 2003
  • Roberts RE, Deleger S, Strawbridge WJ, Kaplan GA, Prospective association between obesity and depression: evidence from the Alameda County Study, International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity., 27(4), 514-21, April 2003 Abstract
  • Buzi RS, Tortolero SR, Roberts RE, Ross MW, Addy RC, Markham CM (2003) The impact of a history of sexual abuse on high-risk sexual behaviors among females attending alternative schools, Adolescence, 38 (152), 595-605
  • Romero AJ, Roberts RE (2003) Stress within a bicultural context for adolescents of Mexican descent, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 9 (2), 171-184
  • Choi H, Stafford L, Meininger JC, Roberts RE, Smith DP, Psychometric properties of the DSM scale for depression (DSD) with Korean-American youths, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 23(8), 735-56, December 2002 Abstract
  • Buzi RS, Tortolero SR, Smith PB, Ross MW, Roberts RE, Young minority females' perceptions of sexual abuse: A focus group approach, North American Journal of Psychology, 4(3), 441-456, 2002
  • Roberts RE, Deleger S, Strawbridge WJ, Kaplan GA (2002) Are the Fat More Jolly?, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24 (3), 169-180
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Chen I (2002) Impact of insomnia on furture functioning of adolescents, Journal of Psychsomatic Research, 53, 561-69
  • Strawbridge WJ, Deleger S, Roberts RE, Kaplan GA (2002) Physical activity reduces risk of subsequent depression for older adults, American Journal of Epidemiology, 156 (14), 328-334
  • Cuellar I, Roberts RE, Bastida E (2002) The DSM Scale for Depression 26 (DSD-26), Spanish Version: Application to Hispanic elders,, Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 8 (2), 161-175
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Chen IG (2001) "Functioning of adolescents with symptoms of disturbed sleep", Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 30 (1), 1-18
  • Kelder SH, Murray NA, Orpinas P, Prokhoroo A, McReynolds L, Zhang Q, Roberts RE (2001) "Depression and Substance Abuse in Middle School/Minority Students", American Journal of Public Health, 91, 761-66
  • Canino G, Roberts RE (2001) "Suicidal Behavior Among Latino Youth, Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 31 (1), 122-131
  • Stanley MA, Roberts RE, Bourland SL, Novy DM (2001) "Anxiety disorders among older primary care patients", Journal of Clicical Geropsychology, 7 (2), 105-116
  • Tortolero SR, Roberts RE (2001) "Differences in non-fatal suicidal behaviors among Mexican and European American middle school children", Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 31 (2), 214-23
  • Ohayon MM, Roberts CR (2001) "Comparability of Sleep Disorder diagnoses using DSM-IV and ICSD classifications with adolescents, Sleep, 24 (8), 920-925
  • Doi Y, Roberts RE, Takeuchi K, Suzuki S (2001) "Multiethnic Comparison of Adolescent major depression based on DSM-IV criteria in a US-Japan Study", Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40 (11), 1308-1315
  • Roberts RE, Kaplan GA, Shema SJ, Strawbridge WJ, Are the obese at greater risk for depression?, American Journal of Epidemiology, 152(2), 163-70, July 2000 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Chen IG, Ethnocultural differences in sleep complaints among adolescents, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188(4), 222-9, April 2000 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Shema SJ, Kaplan GA, Strawbridge WJ, Sleep complaints and depression in an aging cohort: A prospective perspective., American Journal of Psychiatry, 157(1), 81-8, 2000 Abstract
  • Ohayon MM, Roberts RE, Zilley J, Smirne S, Priest RG (2000) Prevalence and patterns of problematic sleep among older adolescents", Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 1549-56
  • Robert RE, Robert CR, Chen IG (2000) Psychiatry, "Fatalism and risk of adolescent depression", 63 (3), 239-252
  • Romero AJ, Cuellar I, Roberts RE (2000) Ethnocultural variables and attituddes toward cultural socialization of children, Journal of Community Psychology, 28 (1), 79-89
  • Roberts RE, Shema SJ, Kaplan GA, Prospective data on sleep complaints and associated risk factors in an older cohort., Psychosomatic Medicine, 61(2), 188-96, March 1999 Abstract
  • Novins DK, Beals J, Roberts RE, Manson SM, Factors associated with suicide ideation among American Indian adolescents: does culture matter?, Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior, 29(4), 332-46, Winter 1999 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR, Chen YR, Suicidal thinking among adolescents with a history of attempted suicide., Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 37(12), 1294-300, December 1998 Abstract
  • Chen IG, Roberts RE, Aday LA, Ethnicity and adolescent depression: the case of Chinese Americans, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 186(10), 623-30, October 1998 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Attkisson C C, Rosenblatt A, Prevalence of psychopathology among children and adolescents., American Journal of Psychiatry, 155(6), 715-25, June 1998 Abstract
  • Everson S A, Roberts R E, Goldberg D E, Kaplan G A, Depressive symptoms and increased risk of stroke mortality over a 29-year period., Archives of Internal Medicine, 158(10), 1133-8, 25 May 1998 Abstract
  • Strawbridge W J, Shema S J, Cohen R D, Roberts R E, Kaplan G A, Religiosity buffers effects of some stressors on depression but exacerbates others., Journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 53(3), S118-26, May 1998 Abstract
  • Romero AJ, Roberts RE (1998) "Perception of disrimination and ethnocultural variables in a diverse group of adolescents", Journal of Adolescence, 21, 641-656
  • Roberts R E, Kaplan G A, Shema S J, Strawbridge W J, Does growing old increase the risk for depression?, American Journal of Psychiatry, 154(10), 1384-90, October 1997 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Kaplan G A, Shema S J, Strawbridge W J, Prevalence and correlates of depression in an aging cohort: the Alameda County Study., Journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 52(5), S252-8, September 1997 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Chen Y R, Roberts C R, Ethnocultural differences in prevalence of adolescent suicidal behaviors., Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior, 27(2), 208-17, 1 Jul 1997 Abstract
  • Lewinsohn P M, Seeley J R, Roberts R E, Allen N B, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) as a screening instrument for depression among community-residing older adults., Psychology and Aging, 12(2), 277-87, June 1997 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Roberts C R, Chen Y R, Ethnocultural differences in prevalence of adolescent depression., American Journal of Community Psychology, 25(1), 95-110, February 1997 Abstract
  • Cuellar I, Roberts RE (1997) "Relations of depression, acculturation, and socioeconomic status in a Latino sample, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 19, 230-38
  • Cuellar I, Roberts RE, Nyberg B, Maldonado RE (1997) "Ethnic identity and acculturation in a young adult Mexican origin population", Journal of Community Psychology, 25, 535-49
  • Iwata N, Roberts R E, Age differences among Japanese on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: an ethnocultural perspective on somatization., Social Science and Medicine, 43(6), 967-74, September 1996 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Solovitz B L, Chen Y W, Casat C, Retest stability of DSM-III-R diagnoses among adolescents using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC-2.1C)., Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 24(3), 349-62, June 1996 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Chen Y W, Solovitz B L, Symptoms of DSM-III-R major depression among Anglo, African and Mexican American adolescents., Journal of Affective Disorders, 36(1-2), 1-9, 24 Dec 1995 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Lewinsohn P M, Seeley J R, Symptoms of DSM-III-R major depression in adolescence: evidence from an epidemiological survey., Journal of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(12), 1608-17, December 1995 Abstract
  • Kawakami N, Roberts R E, Lee E S, Araki S, Changes in rates of depressive symptoms in a Japanese working population: life-table analysis from a 4-year follow-up study., Psychological Medicine, 25(6), 1181-90, November 1995 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Chen Y W, Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among Mexican-origin and Anglo adolescents., Journal of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(1), 81-90, January 1995 Abstract
  • Iwata N, Saito K, Roberts R E, Responses to a self-administered depression scale among younger adolescents in Japan., Psychiatry Research, 53(3), 275-87, September 1994 Abstract
  • Takeuchi K, Roberts RE, Suzuki S, Depressive symptoms among Japanese and American adolescents, Psychiatry Research, 53(3), 259-74, September 1994 Abstract
  • Lewinsohn P M, Roberts R E, Seeley J R, Rohde P, Gotlib I H, Hops H, Adolescent psychopathology: II. Psychosocial risk factors for depression., Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 103(2), 302-15, May 1994 Abstract
  • Andrews J A, Lewinsohn P M, Hops H, Roberts R E, Psychometric properties of scales for the measurement of psychosocial variables associated with depression in adolescence., Psychological Reports, 73(3 Pt 1), 1019-46, December 1993 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Lewinsohn P M, Seeley J R, A brief measure of loneliness suitable for use with adolescents., Psychological Reports, 72(3 Pt 2), 1379-91, June 1993 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Lee E S, Occupation and the prevalence of major depression, alcohol, and drug abuse in the United States., Environmental Research, 61(2), 266-78, May 1993 Abstract
  • Lewinsohn P M, Hops H, Roberts R E, Seeley J R, Andrews J A, Adolescent psychopathology: I. Prevalence and incidence of depression and other DSM-III-R disorders in high school students [published erratum appears in J Abnorm Psychol 1993 Nov;102(4):517], Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 102(1), 133-44, February 1993 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Manifestation of depressive symptoms among adolescents. A comparison of Mexican Americans with the majority and other minority populations., Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 180(10), 627-33, October 1992 Abstract
  • Camacho T C, Roberts R E, Lazarus N B, Kaplan G A, Cohen R D, Physical activity and depression: evidence from the Alameda County Study., American Journal of Epidemiology, 134(2), 220-31, 15 Jul 1991 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Lewinsohn P M, Seeley J R, Screening for adolescent depression: a comparison of depression scales., Journal of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 30(1), 58-66, January 1991 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Kaplan G A, Camacho T C, Psychological distress and mortality: evidence from the Alameda County Study., Social Science and Medicine, 31(5), 527-36, 1990 Abstract
  • Roberts R E, Rhoades H M, Vernon S W, Using the CES-D scale to screen for depression and anxiety: effects of language and ethnic status., Psychiatry Research, 31(1), 69-83, January 1990 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Vernon SW, Rhoades HM, Effects of language and ethnic status on reliability and validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale with psychiatric patients, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 177(10), 581-92, October 1989 Abstract
  • Kaplan GA, Roberts RE, Camacho TC, Coyne JC, Psychosocial predictors of depression. Prospective evidence from the human population laboratory studies, American Journal of Epidemiology, 125(2), 206-20, February 1987 Abstract
  • Lewinsohn PM, Hops H, Roberts RE, Seeley J, Rohde P, Andrews JA, Hautzinger M (1985) Affektive storungen bei jugendlichen: Pravaleng, komorbiditat und psychosoziale korrelate, Verhaltenstherapie, 2, 132-139
  • Levin BL, Glasser JH, Roberts RE, Changing patterns in mental health service coverage within health maintenance organizations, American Journal of Public Health, 74(5), 453-8, May 1984 Abstract
  • Vernon SW, Roberts RE, Lee ES, Ethnic status and participation in longitudinal health surveys, American Journal of Epidemiology, 119(1), 99-113, January 1984 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Vernon SW, The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: its use in a community sample, American Journal of Psychiatry, 140(1), 41-6, January 1983 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Attkisson CC, Stegner BL (1983) "A Client Satisfaction Scale Suitable for use with Hispanics", Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 5, 461-476
  • Attkisson CC, Roberts RE, Pascoe GC (1983) The Evaluation Ranking Scale:Clarification of Methodological and Conceptual Issues", Evaluation Ranking Scale, 6, 349-358
  • Pascoe GC, Attkisson CC, Roberts RE (1983) "Comparison of Indirect and Direct Approaches to measuring Patient Satisfaction", Evaluation and Program Planning, 6, 359-372
  • Roberts RE, Pascoe GC, Attkisson CC (1983) "Relationship of Service Satisfaction to Life Satisfaction and Perceived Well-Being", Evaluation and Program Planning, 6, 373-83
  • Roberts RE, Attkisson CC (1983) "Assessing Client Satisfaction among Hispanics", Evaluation and Program Planning, 6, 401-13
  • Roberts RE, Vernon SW, Depression in the community: prevalence and treatment, Archives of General Psychiatry, 39(12), 1407-9, December 1982 Abstract
  • Vernon SW, Roberts RE, Lee ES, Response tendencies, ethnicity, and depression scores, American Journal of Epidemiology, 116(3), 482-95, September 1982 Abstract
  • Vernon SW, Roberts RE, Prevalence of treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in three ethnic groups, Social Science and Medicine, 16(17), 1575-82, 1982 Abstract
  • Vernon SW, Roberts RE, Use of the SADS-RDC in a tri-ethnic community survey, Archives of General Psychiatry, 39(1), 47-52, January 1982 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Roberts CR (1982) "Marriage, Work, and Depressive Symptoms Among Mexican Americans, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 4, 199-221
  • Roberts CR, Roberts RE, Stevenson JM (1982) "Women, Work, Social Support and Psychiatric Morbidity", Social Psychiatry, 17, 167-173
  • Roberts RE, O'Keefe SJ, Sex differences in depression reexamined, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 22(4), 394-400, December 1981 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Stevenson JM, Breslow L, Symptoms of depression among blacks and whites in an urban community, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 169(12), 774-9, December 1981 Abstract
  • Vernon SW, Roberts RE, Measuring nonspecific psychological distress and other dimensions of psychopathology. Further observations on the problem, Archives of General Psychiatry, 38(11), 1239-47, November 1981 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Vernon SW, Usefulness of the PERI demoralization scale screen for psychiatric disorder in a community sample, Psychiatry Research, 5(2), 183-93, October 1981 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Prevalence of depressive symptoms among Mexican Americans, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 169(4), 213-9, April 1981 Abstract
  • Lee ES, Roberts RE (1981) "Ethnic Fertility Differentials in the Southwest: The Case of Mexican Americans Reexamined", Sociology and Social Research, 65, 194-210
  • Roberts RE, Lee ES, Health practices among Mexican Americans: further evidence from the human population laboratory studies, Preventive Medicine, 9(5), 675-88, September 1980 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Prevalence of psychological distress among Mexican Americans, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 21(2), 134-45, June 1980 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Reliability of the CES-D Scale in different ethnic contexts, Psychiatry Research, 2(2), 125-34, May 1980 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Lee ES, The health of Mexican Americans: evidence from the human population laboratory studies, American Journal of Public Health, 70(4), 375-84, April 1980 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Lee ES, Medical care use by Mexican-Americans: evidence from the human population laboratory studies, Medical Care, 18(3), 267-81, March 1980 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, McCrory OF, Glasser JH, Askew C Jr, Dental care for handicapped children reexamined: II--dimensions of dental practice, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 38(2), 136-47, Spring 1978 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, McCrory OF, Glasser JH, Askew C Jr, Dental care for handicapped children reexamined: I. Dental training and treatment of the handicapped, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 38(1), 22-34, Winter 1978 Abstract
  • Lee ES, Roberts RE, Labarthe DR, Excess and deficit lung cancer mortality in three ethnic groups in Texas, Cancer, 38(6), 2551-6, December 1976 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Forthofer RN, Fabrega H, Further evidence on dimensionality of the Index of Psychophysiological Stress, Social Science and Medicine, 10(9-10), 483-90, 1976 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Lee ES, Minority group status and fertility revisited, Ajs. American Journal of Sociology, 80(2), 503-23, September 1974 Abstract
  • Lee ES, Roberts RE, Labarthe DR, A research note on recent trends and differentials in cancer mortality in Texas, Texas Reports On Biology and Medicine, 32(2), 519-34, Summer 1974 Abstract
  • Fabrega H Jr, Roberts RE, Ethnic differences in the outpatient use of a public-charity hospital, American Journal of Public Health, 62(7), 936-41, July 1972 Abstract
  • Fabrega H Jr, Roberts RE, Social-psychological correlates of physician use by economically disadvantaged Negro urban residents, Medical Care, 10(3), 215-23, 1972 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, Askew C Jr, A consideration of mortality in three subcultures, Health Services Reports, 87(3), 262-70, March 1972 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, An approach to assessing mental health service needs, Health Services Research, 6(3), 224-34, 1971 Abstract
  • Schneider DJ, Roberts RE, Lee ES, The Texas Cancer Information Service. A proposed statewide service-oriented tumor registry, Texas Medicine, 66(8), 44-7, August 1970 Abstract
  • Roberts RE, McBee GW, MacDonald EJ, Social status, ethnic status, and urban mortality: an ecological analysis, Texas Reports On Biology and Medicine, 28(1), 13-28, Spring 1970 Abstract
  • Bettis MC, Roberts RE, The mental health manpower dilemma, Mental Hygiene, 53(2), 163-75, April 1969 Abstract
  • Roberts, R.E., Chen, Yuan-Who. Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among Mexican Origin and anglo adolescents. J. of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34 (January, 1995), 81-90. (Reviewed by Klaus Minde in Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review 33 [1996], pp. 93-96)

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