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Concepts of mental health and mental illness in older Hispanics
- Authors:
- BERKMAN Cathy S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services, 3(1/2), 2005, pp.59-85.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The effect of cultural context in symptom expression and interpretation among older Hispanics, and how they experience psychological distress are not well-understood. The authors use the illness representation model to learn about older Puerto Ricans' and Dominicans' conceptions and causes of positive mental health, the causes of emotional problems, the conceptions and causes of depression and anxiety, the distinction between depression and anxiety, and the relationship between age and depression. They conclude that greater understanding of the meaning of symptoms and syndromes of depression and anxiety might help to define more culturally-sensitive mental health treatments and service delivery systems. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)