The primary reference group of the community advocate anthropologist is the community. It
is through an understanding of this relationship that we can best understand the nature of …

Reviews the literature on the ethnic factor in prevalence of mental illness; immigration,
migration, and mental health; perception of illness and use of services; cultural barriers in …

The ideology of the community mental health movement in the 1960s-that psychological
distress among black Americans could be prevented if policies moved away from clinical …

This paper presents the findings on depressive symptomatology and major depressive
disorder in Cuban American respondents to the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination …

Discusses the problems involved in the emergence of a mental health capability in the
Caribbean area—the West Indies and the Bahamas. It is proposed that there is a …

Over the past three years the Worcester Youth Guidance Center has developed a series of
mental health programs directed to the Hispanic community of Worcester, Massachusetts …

Research has shown that patients who adhere to beliefs and behaviour regarding health-
care of a more'traditional'nature can experience particular problems in hospital. An important …

For the past 130 years, anthropologists have worked in diverse roles in medical schools
including teaching, curriculum development, community engagement, research, planning …

The need to maximize the influence of the limited number of Hispanic mental health
professionals in the United States requires the development of new roles. One possible role …

This population study established the prevalence rate for posttraumatic stress disorder
among Hopi Vietnam veterans and measured military, educational, occupational, and …