Meeting the mental health needs of elderly Latinos affected by depression: Implications for outreach and service provision

Care Management Journals

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-106

  Brennan, Mark ^a   Vega, Marlena ^b   Garcia, Israel ^c,e   Abad, Antonio ^d,f   Friedman, Michael B ^c,e  

^a Lighthouse International   (United States)

^b Mental Health Association of New York City   (United States)

^c Mental Health Association of New York City   (United States)

^d Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals

^e Center for Policy and Advocacy   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanics; Mental health services; Service barriers; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32644477579     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.6.2.98     Document Type: Article

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