Depression among low-income women of color: Qualitative findings from cross-cultural focus groups

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Lazear, Katherine J ^a,b   Pires, Sheila A ^b   Isaacs, Mareasa R ^c   Chaulk, Patrick ^d   Huang, Larke ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Human Service Collaborative   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Annie E Casey Foundation   (United States)

^e AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal depression women minority immigrant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINORITY GROUP; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 40349114625     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9062-x     Document Type: Article

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