This article is based on the premise that culture‐specific needs assessment methodologies
are necessary to obtain accurate, valid, and reliable results when studies are conducted in …

The need for culturally responsive mental health services for Hispanic Americans has never
been greater. This population will soon become the largest of all US ethnic minority groups …

Literature on the mental health of Hispanics is reviewed in this book, which is organized
according to a conceptual framework encompassing clinical service research. The book's …

This chapter includes (1) an overview of the organization of Guide to Psychological
Assessment with Hispanics,(2) a review of constructs relevant to psychological …

Standardized instruments are often used to assess the need for mental health services in a
community. Such instruments are usually standardized on Caucasian samples and are …

To better understand current mental health needs of Spanish-speaking people in Southern
California, 268 Latinos completed questionnaires that surveyed their perceived mental …

In reaching to serve the mental health needs of new catchment neighborhoods, the 1963
federally funded Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) program stimulated culturally …

Abstract Discussions of Mexican American mental health need have been limited to
analyses of service utilization statistics, most of which have shown Mexican Americans to …

Examines mental health service needs of Hispanic Americans in relation to the practical
implications for the development of curricula, field placements, internships, and continuing …

This report presents the design implementation, and results of a 1992 mental health needs
assessment of Tucson's urban American Indians. The study was conducted under the …