Most studies of utilization of mental health services by ethnic groups have used parity as a
measure of whether members of ethnic groups are receiving a fair share of services. The …

Literature on the psychological orientation of lower class Puerto Rican clients, their cultural
value system, and their expectations for mental health services was reviewed. First, lower …

This article addresses the reasons why too few social workers are prepared for practice with
first-and second-generation Latino individuals and families, primarily from Mexico and …

This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of child-parent relationship therapy
(CPRT) with low income first generation immigrant Hispanic parents. Forty-eight parents …

Hispanic not to impose their values, attitudes, and culturally alien techniques; and (4) the
influence of cultural factors on group process. Although the literature stresses the …

Curanderos and mental health care professionals differ in the way they perceive
psychopathology, as demonstrated in the way they responded to a set of hypothetical case …

Next to Blacks, Mexican-Americans are the largest ethnic minority group among the visible
opioid addict population in the United States. Although commonly grouped together with …

ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Page 1 A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR MEXICAN-AMERICAN
ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Donna M. Castaneda ABSTRACT In spite of their …

A fifty percent sample of the 1972 population of terminated cases at a comprehensive mental
health center was examined for utilization and referral patterns of Black, Mexican‐American …

A critical problem facing medical personnel who treat patients of different linguistic and
cultural backgrounds is eliciting accurate medical histories from, as well as providing …