Abstract The “Healthy Immigrant Effect”(HIE) suggests that immigrants have a health
advantage over the domestic-born which vanishes with increased length of residency. Most …

Over 81% of US immigrants were born in a Latin American, Caribbean, or Asian country.
The “immigrant paradox” is the long-standing observation in medical and social science …

Objectives. To compare access to care between US-born and foreign-born US adults by
mental health status. Methods. We analyzed data on nonelderly adults (n= 100 428) from the …

This research project used a positive deviance approach to identify Mexican immigrant
women (MIW) who have experienced great stress and who have positive mental health …

Recent scholarship suggests a significant association between cross-border ties, or ties
maintained with family and friends in countries and communities of origin, and the mental …

The authors interviewed 4 researchers to identify facilitators in recruiting and assessing
Latina immigrants. The 4 researchers recruited 530 recent Latina immigrants (ages 18–23 …

Esta investigación utilizó un enfoque de desviación positiva para identificar mujeres
inmigrantes mexicanas (MIM) que han experimentado un gran estrés y que tienen …

We investigate if the “immigrant health paradox”, as measured by distress, is evident among
male and female partners married before immigration to Canada. We also examine if initial …

In a nation where immigration plays a pivotal role in shaping demographic and economic
landscapes, addressing the mental health needs of this substantial population segment is of …

We present prevalence rates, along with demographic and economic characteristics
associated with elevated depressive symptoms (EDS), in a nationally representative sample …