Rural Latinos’ Mental Wellbeing: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of Family, Environment and Social Isolation Factors

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 404-413

  Stacciarini, Jeanne Marie R ^a   Smith, Rebekah ^a   Garvan, Cynthia Wilson ^a   Wiens, Brenda ^a   Cottler, Linda B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Familismo; Hispanics; Mental wellbeing; Rural Latinos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MOTHER; PILOT STUDY; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929081641     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: 15732789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9774-z     Document Type: Article

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