Latina/o American health and mental health : practices and challenges /

This book details the state of the physical and mental health of diverse Latina/o American groups, and assesses treatment disparities for different groups. Discusses psychological and chronic physical diseases, culture-specific treatments and community improvement efforts, spiritual and indigenous p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Arellano, Leticia M. (Autor), Sosa, Erica T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018]
Colección:Race, ethnicity, culture, and health.
Temas:
Hispanic Americans > Medical care.
Hispanic Americans > Mental health services.
Hispanic Americans > Mental health.
Community mental health services.
Hispanic Americans.
Manners and customs.
Mental Disorders > ethnology
Community Mental Health Services
Hispanic or Latino.
Attitude to Health > ethnology
Cultural Characteristics
Culturally Competent Care > methods
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Services de santé mentale.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Soins médicaux.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Santé mentale.
Services communautaires de santé mentale.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine.
Mœurs et coutumes.
Health & personal development.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
United States > epidemiology
Latin America > ethnology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Patterns of chronic disease
  • Health care access and delivery among Latina/o populations
  • Community efforts for health promotion in Latina/o communities
  • Non-traditional health practices
  • Prevalence of mental health disorders
  • Mental health barriers among Latina/os
  • Culture-specific interventions and community efforts
  • Non-traditional mental health practices
  • Future considerations.

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