The Importance of Family Factors and Generation Status: Mental Health Service Use Among Latino and Asian Americans

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-247

  Chang, Janet ^a   Natsuaki, Misaki N ^b   Chen, Chih Nan ^c  

^a Trinity College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian; Family; Immigration; Latino; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; COHORT EFFECT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880741146     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032901     Document Type: Article

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