Challenges of Providing Mental Health Services in Spanish

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 667-673

  Castaño, M Teresa ^a   Biever, Joan L ^a   González, Cynthia G ^a   Anderson, Kathryn B ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bilingual; culture; Hispanic; language; Spanish

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649122032     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.6.667     Document Type: Article

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