Latina/o American health and mental health : practices and challenges / Leticia Arellano-Morales and Erica T. Sosa.

By:

Arellano, Leticia M [author.]

Contributor(s):

Sosa, Erica T [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Race, ethnicity, culture, and healthPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (xv, 340 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781440854903
1440854904
9798216109334
9798400677076

Other title:

Latina American health and mental health
Latino American health and mental health

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.108968073 23

LOC classification:

RC451.5.H57 A74 2018eb

NLM classification:

WA 305 AA1

Online resources:

EBSCOhost (requires login)

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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 practices and their applications to health and mental health, and recommendations for eliminating barriers to health care for Latina/o groups.

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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 practices and their applications to health and mental health, and recommendations for eliminating barriers to health care for Latina/o groups.