Entertainment-Education? A Fotonovela? A New Strategy to Improve Depression Literacy and Help-Seeking Behaviors in At-Risk Immigrant Latinas

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 224-235

  Hernandez, Maria Y ^a   Organista, Kurt C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression fotonovela; Entertainment Education; Health literacy; Immigrant Latinas; Promotoras

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886750047     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-013-9587-1     Document Type: Article

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