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Mental health for Hispanic communities : a guide for practitioners
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- Creator
- Ruby Castilla-Puentes, Tatiana Falcone, editors
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
- ©2022
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 3031131959, 9783031131950, 9783031131967, 9783031131974, 9783031131943, 3031131940
- OCLC
- on1355220321, on1354208302
- Anxiety Disorders per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- The role of religion in mental health / Juan R. Jaramillo -- A history of mental health treatment in the Hispanic world / Fernando Espí Forcén -- Mental health stigma in the Latinx population: treatment implications and future directions / Stacie Craft DeFreitas -- Psychotic disorders in Hispanics / Tatiana Falcone, Ruby Castilla-Puentes, Alireza Minagar -- Mood disorders in Hispanic/Latinos / Mauricio Tohen, Hugo Gomez Rueda -- Anxiety in Hispanics / Pilar Lachhwani -- The role of acculturation in the mental health of Hispanics / Renato D. Alarcón -- Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in Hispanic and Latino communities / Danielle Torres, Sharely Fred-Torres, Elizabeth Soto, M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez -- Substance use in the Latino population in the United States / Youssef Mahfoud, Michael Ignatowski, Jessica Gonzalez-Tindle -- Dementia and cognitive disorders in geriatric Hispanic/Latinos / Bernardo Ng, Nancy C. Colimon-Ardila -- Mental health issues in Latinx/Hispanic children and adolescents / Tatiana Falcone, Anjali Dagar -- Cultural sensitive services for Latinos / Andrea Mendiola-Iparraguirre, Juan Rodriguez-Guzman, Esperanza Diaz -- Medical comorbidities of Hispanics with mental health problems / David Martinez Garza, Elliott R. Weinstein, Daniel E. Jimenez -- Mental health in Hispanic/Latina/Latinx Women / Wilma I. Castilla-Puentes, Ruby Castilla-Puentes, Sandra Castilla-Puentes
- Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: The Role of Religion in Mental Health -- Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- 2: A History of Mental Health Treatment in the Hispanic World -- Iberia: Before "Hispania" -- Hispania: The Greek-Roman Heritage -- Al-Andalus: Islamic Medicine in Iberia -- From the Middle Ages to the Modern Era: The Creation of Hospitals for the Mentally Ill -- The Medical Approach in Pre-Columbian America -- Medical and Mental Health Care in the Americas: The Foundation of the First Western Hospitals -- The Contribution of African Medicine in the Americas
- The Crisis in the Nineteenth Century and the Birth of Modern Neuroscience -- References -- 3: Mental Health Stigma in the Latinx Population: Treatment Implications and Future Directions -- Introduction -- Impact of Mental Health Stigma on Treatment -- Factors that May Increase Mental Health Stigma -- Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Stigma -- Ways to Address Mental Health Stigma in Treatment -- Increasing the Number of Culturally Matched Providers -- Increasing Mental Health Knowledge -- Inclusion of Family in Treatment -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Psychotic Disorders in Hispanics
- Introduction -- Schizophrenia -- Differential Diagnosis of Schizophrenia -- Schizophreniform Disorder -- Schizoaffective Disorder -- Mood Disorders -- Psychosis as a Manifestation of Medical Illness -- Neurologic Diseases -- Infectious Illnesses -- Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases -- Malignancies -- Drug-Induced Psychosis -- Brief Psychotic Disorder -- Treatment of Psychotic Disorders -- Psychotic Disorders Among Hispanic Americans -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Mood Disorders in Hispanic/Latinos -- Epidemiology of Depression and Bipolar Disorder in Hispanic and Latino Population
- Hispanic/Latino Groups Composition -- Difficulties Studying Minorities, Hispanic and Latino Groups Included -- Prevalence of Depression on Hispanic and Latino Groups in Comparison with Other Ethnicities Living in the USA -- Prevalence of Depression on Hispanic and Latino Groups, Differences by Ethnic Group -- Prevalence of Bipolar Affective Disorder on Hispanic and Latino Groups -- Disinformation and Stigma, Two Big Barriers in the Treatment of Depression in Hispanic/Latino -- Cultural Influence of Depression Manifestation in Hispanic and Latino Groups
- Different Cultural Factors Influencing Depression in Hispanics -- Psychopharmacogenetics and Genetic Studies in Hispanic and Latinos Populations -- Psychopharmacogenetic Studies -- Other Genetic Studies in Hispanic and Latino Population -- References -- 6: Anxiety in Hispanics -- Anxiety Disorders in Hispanics -- Who Are the Hispanic/Latinos in the United States? -- Demographics -- Education -- Immigration Status -- Health Care -- Income -- Language -- Religion -- Media -- Family Values -- Cultural Matters -- Anxiety General Considerations -- Diagnostic and Testing Issues
Subjects
- Hispanic Americans -- Mental health services.
- Manners and customs.
- Hispanic or Latino
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- Mental Health -- ethnology
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- Population Groups, US
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- Cultural Characteristics
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- Psychiatry
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