Latino immigrants' intentions to seek depression care

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-242

  Cabassa, Leopoldo J ^a   Zayas, Luis H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Help seeking; Hispanics; Immigrants; Latinos; Vignette methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MISSOURI; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 34249810032     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.231     Document Type: Article

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