Depression in Latinos Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention

Depression in Latinos Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention / edited by Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola, Thomas P. Gullotta.

Depression ranks as a leading mental health problem among Hispanic immigrants and their US-born children. And a wide array of issues—starting with the widespread stereotype of the "illegal immigrant"—makes the Latino experience of this condition differ from that of any other group. Depress...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio A. (Editor), Gullotta, Thomas P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Issues in Children's and Families' Lives, 8
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Psychiatry.
Cross-cultural psychology.
Social work.
Education.
Medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Sociodemographic, Epidemiological, Linguistic, and Cultural Factors in Depression in Latinos
  • The Context of Depression in Latinos in the United States
  • Latino Population Demographics, Risk Factors, and Depression: A Case Study of the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey
  • Descriptive Epidemiology of Depression in Latin America and Hispanics in the United States
  • Comorbidity: Depression and Substance Abuse
  • Cultural Considerations in the Diagnosis and Classification of Depression: The Hispanic Perspective
  • Prevention, Screening, Assessment, and Diagnosis of Depression
  • Prevention of Depression in Latinos
  • Assessment of Depression Symptoms: Self-report Paper-and-Pencil and Computerized Questionnaires
  • Diagnosis of Depression Among Latino Children and Adults
  • Treatment of Depression
  • Psychosocial Treatments for Depression with Adult Latinos
  • Pharmacological Treatment of Depression in Hispanic Americans
  • Community-Based Interventions for Depression
  • Gender and Life-Cycle Issues
  • Women and Depression: The Influence of Gender in Major Depressive Disorder
  • Depression in Latino Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Treatment
  • Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Depression in Older Latinos.

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