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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797187303321

Titolo

Cultural considerations in Latino American mental health / / edited by Harvette Grey, Brittany N. Hall-Clark ; foreword by Melba Vasquez ; contributors, Ignacio David Acevedo-Polakovich [and nine others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-024344-9

0-19-024345-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

616.89008968073

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Mental health

Latin Americans - Mental health - United States

Social status

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

The browning of the United States from generalizations to specifics : a mental health perspective / J. Manuel Casas, Saul G. Alamilla, Ana P. Cabrera, and Susana Ortega -- Latino adolescents and acculturation / Lisa M. Edwards -- Treatment of depression in US Latina/o adolescents / Ignacio David Acevedo-Polakovich and Elvia Y. Valencia -- Depression among Latinos across the lifespan / Rachel Zack Ishikawa and Esteban V. Cardemil -- Substance abuse in Latino/a adolescents / Elvia Y. Valencia and Ignacio David Acevedo-Polakovich.

Sommario/riassunto

In America's increasingly diverse society, it is imperative that mental health providers prioritize the development of their cultural competence to assure that they are equipped to meet the needs of their clients. Cultural Considerations in Latino American Mental Health offers a broad array of perspectives from clinicians and researchers actively working with racially and ethnically diverse populations. This book addresses psychosocial cultural issues that impact the mental health of the growing Latino American population. Topics discussed include relevant socio-demographic variables for Latin