US Hispanics, currently the largest minority group in the country, face disparities in the
recognition and treatment of major depression. This article provides an evidence-based …

This paper focuses on the acculturation model of second-culture-acquisition for Latino
immigrants. Two theoretical frameworks, assimilation and alternation theories, are compared …

The sociological study of the mental health of racial-ethnic minorities depends on the
measurement quality of the instruments used to evaluate mental health. A commonly used …

OBJECTIVE: The American Indian Service Utilization, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Risk and
Protective Factors Project (AI-SUPERPFP) provided estimates of the prevalence of DSM-III …

A randomized experimental test of the implementation feasibility and the efficacy of a
culturally adapted Parent Management Training intervention was conducted with a sample …

Background. This paper describes the 12-month prevalence, severity and demographic
correlates of 16 DSM-IV psychiatric disorders and service utilization in the Mexican urban …

Understanding the processes of acculturation in ethnic minority populations is one of the
central tasks of crosscultural research. Addressing challenges of theory, methods, and …

Background The American Indian Service Utilization, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Risk and
Protective Factors Project (AI-SUPERPFP) estimated the mental health burden and …

Samples of adults representative of Teziutlán, Puebla, and Villahermosa, Tobasco, were
interviewed 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after the devastating 1999 flood and mudslides. The …

Clinical trials have seldom included adequate samples of people of color. Therefore,
practitioners serving ethnic minorities often do not have access to readily available evidence …