| Title | Psychology of Latino American older adults: Strengths and challenges to mental health in a shifting society |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Applewhite, SR, Gonzales, JM |
| Book Title | Handbook of race and development in mental health |
| Pagination | 307-328 |
| Publisher | Springer Science + Business Media; US |
| City | New York, NY |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-4614-0423-1 (Hardcover), 978-1-4614-0424-8 (PDF) |
| Accession Number | Book: 2011-26248-017 |
| Keywords | *Acculturation, *Communication Barriers, *Health Care Utilization, *Mental Health, *Stress, Aging, Culture & Ethnology [2930], Ethnic Values, Family, Health & Mental Health Services [3370], Human Male Female Adulthood (18 yrs & older) Aged (65 yrs & older), Latino American older adults, mental health, communication difficulties, acculturative stress, service utilization, family, cultural values, religion, resilience, Latinos/Latinas, Religion, Resilience (Psychological), Society, us |
| Abstract | (from the chapter) This chapter presents information on mental health issues in Latino American older adults, focusing on communication difficulties, acculturative stress, and service utilization as major challenges to the maintenance of mental health in this group; family, cultural values, and religion as strengths contributing to resilience in this group; and several issues relevant to bringing the cultural strengths of this group more effectively into the service of increasing the overall mental health. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved). |
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