Discrimination and mental health among Latinos: variation by place of origin

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 405-410

  Held, Mary L ^a   Lee, Sungkyu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

discrimination; Latino immigration; mental health; place of origin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AWARENESS; COHABITING PERSON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICAN; MOOD DISORDER; POVERTY; PROBABILITY; PUERTO RICAN; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; CUBA; MENTAL DISEASE; MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERTO RICO;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CUBA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MEXICO; PUERTO RICO; RACISM;

EID: 84982803474     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2016.1207220     Document Type: Article

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