Social Work in Mental Health, 4(3), 2006, pp.1-21.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
This 1999 pilot study of 127 ethnically diverse mothers in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program from the United States addressed mental health symptomatology using the PrimeMD tool and mental health care utilization. Prevalence of anxiety symptoms differed by presence of support and self-perceived health status. Prevalence of depressive symptoms differed by age. Mental health care
This 1999 pilot study of 127 ethnically diverse mothers in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program from the United States addressed mental health symptomatology using the PrimeMD tool and mental health care utilization. Prevalence of anxiety symptoms differed by presence of support and self-perceived health status. Prevalence of depressive symptoms differed by age. Mental health care utilization differed by ethnicity, age and presence of support. The ethnically diverse sample allowed investigation of the appropriateness of broad ethnic/racial categories. Differences between English and Spanish-speaking Puerto Ricans would have been obscured if analyses had been limited to broad ethnic/racial groupings. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Subject terms:
low income, mental health services, service uptake, women, anxiety, depression, ethnicity;
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 21(1), Spring 2006, pp.46-58.
Publisher:
Sage
... immigration/migration history, and the prevalence of anxiety attacks and depressive syndrome. The prevalence of anxiety attacks was the highest among those who spoke primarily Spanish, the prevalence of the depressive syndrome was the highest among those with more traditional beliefs, and the use of mental health services was the highest among those with less traditional beliefs. Implications for practice
Studies have reported discrepant findings about the relationship between acculturation and mental health, often because of inattention to interethnic group differences. This 2003 exploratory study of various Latina ethnic groups attending the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program compared five measures of acculturation and mental health status/utilization. The subgroups differed on language, immigration/migration history, and the prevalence of anxiety attacks and depressive syndrome. The prevalence of anxiety attacks was the highest among those who spoke primarily Spanish, the prevalence of the depressive syndrome was the highest among those with more traditional beliefs, and the use of mental health services was the highest among those with less traditional beliefs. Implications for practice are discussed.
Subject terms:
mental health, mental health services, service uptake, women, anxiety, black and minority ethnic people, cultural identity, depression;