1,518
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Older Mexican Americans: Pathways to Mental Health Service Use

, PhD, , PhD & , PhD

REFERENCES

  • Abramson, T.A., Trejo, L., & Lai, D.W.L. (2002). Culture and mental health: Providing appropriate services for a diverse older population. Generations, 26(1), 21–28.
  • Alegria, M., Canino, G., Rios, R., Vera, M., Calderon, J., Rusch, D., & Ortega, A. (2002). Inequalities in use of speciality mental health services among Latinos, African Americans, and non-Latino Whites. Psychiatric Services, 53(12), 1547–1555.
  • Alegria, M., Chatterji, P., Wells, K., Cao, Z., Chen, C., Takeuchi, D., … Meng, X.L. (2008a). Disparities in depression treatment among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. Psychiatric Services, 59, 1264–1272.
  • Alegria, M., Polo, A., Gao, S., Santana, L., Rothstein, D., Jimenez, A., … Normand, S.L. (2008b). Evaluation of a patient activation and empowerment intervention in mental health care. Medical Care 2008, 46(3), 247–256.
  • Angel, J.L., Angel, R.J., McClellan, J.L., & Markides, K.S. (1996). Nativity, declining health and preferences in living arrangements among elderly Mexican Americans: Implications for long-term care. Gerontologist, 36(4), 464–473.
  • Antshel, K.M. (2002). Intergrating culture as a means of improving treatment adherence in the Latino population. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 7(4), 437–438.
  • Arredondo, P., Toporek, R., Brown, S.P., Jones, J., Locke, D., Sanchez, J., & Stadler, H. (1996). Operationalization of the multicultural counseling competencies. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 24(1), 42–78.
  • Atdjian, S., & Vega, W.A. (2005). Disparities in mental health treatment in U. S. racial and ethnic minority groups: Implications for psychiatrists. Psychiatric Services, 56(12), 1600–1602.
  • Ayalon, M.S., & Huyck, M.H. (2002). Latino Caregivers of Relatives with Alzheimer’s Disease. Clinical Gerontologist, 24(3–4), 93–106.
  • Becker, G., Beyene, Y., Newsom, E., & Mayen, N. (2003). Creating continuity through mutual assistance: Intergenerational reciprocity in four ethnic groups. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 58B, S151–S159.
  • Bernal, M., & Castro, F. (1994). Are clinical psychologists prepared for service and research with ethnic minorities? American Psychologist, 49(9), 797–806.
  • Beyene, Y., Becker, G., & Mayen, N. (2002). Perception of aging and sense of well-being among Latino elderly. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 17, 155–173.
  • Blanco, C., Patel, S., Liu, L., Jiang, H., Lweis-Ferandez, R., Schmidt, A., … Olfson, M. (2007). National trends in ethnic disparities in mental health care. Medical Care, 45, 1012–1019.
  • Brennan, M., Vega, M., Garcia, I., Abad, A., & Friedman, M. (2005). Meeting the mental health needs of elderly Latinos affected by depression: Implications for outreach and service provision. Care Management Journals, 6(2), 98–106.
  • Choi, N. G., & Gonzalez, J. M. (2005) Barriers and contributors to minority older adults’ access to mental health treatment: Perceptions of geriatric mental health clinicians. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 44(3/4), 115–135.
  • Connell, C.M., & Gibson, G.D. (1997). Racial, ethnic, and cultural differences in dementia caregiving: Review and analysis. The Gerontologist, 37(3), 355–364.
  • Cook, B., McGuire, T., & Miranda, J. (2007). Measuring trends in mental health care disparities, 2000–2004. Psychiatric Services, 58, 1533–1540.
  • Creswell, J.W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Crystal, S., Sambamoorthi, U., Walkup, J.T., & Akincigil, A. (2003). Diagnosis and treatment of depression in the elderly Medicare population: Predictors, disparities, and trends. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 51, 1718–1728.
  • Damron-Rodriguez, J.A., Wallace, S., & Kington, R. (1994). Service utilization and minority elderly: Appropriateness, accessibility, and acceptability. In D. Wieland, B. J. Kramer & G. D. Dawson (Eds.), Cultural diversity and geriatric care. Challenges to the health professions (pp. 45–64). New York, NY: Haworth Press.
  • Dannefer, D. (2003). Cumulative advantage/disadvantage and the life course: Crossfertilizing age and social science theory. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 58B, S327–S337.
  • Delgado, M. (2007). Social work with Latinos: A cultural assets paradigm. New York: Oxford.
  • Gonzales, N.A., Germán, M., & Fabrett, F.C. (2012). US Latino Youth. In E.C. Chang & C.A. Downey (Eds.), Handbook of race and development in mental health (pp. 307–327). New York, NY: Springer.
  • Gonzalez, J. (2006). Older Latinos and mental health services: Understanding access barriers. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 14(1/2), 73–93.
  • Green, J. (1999). Cultural awareness in the human services: A multi-ethnic approach. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Grinnell, R.M. (1997). Social work research & evaluation: Quantitative and qualitative approaches (5th ed.). Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock Publishers.
  • Guarnaccia, P.J., & Rodriguez, O. (1996). Concepts of culture and their role in the development of culturally competent mental health services. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 18(4), 419–444.
  • Halgunseth, L., Cushinberry, C., & Bordere, T. (2004). Race, ethnicity, and parenting styles. In M. Coleman & L. Ganong (Eds.), Points & counterpoints: Controversial relationship and family issues in the 21st century (An anthology) (pp. 144–151). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing.
  • Hansen, M.C., & Cabassa, L.J. (2012). Pathways to depression care: Help-seeking experiences of low-income Latinos with diabetes and depression. Journal of Immigrant Minority Health, 14, 1097–1106.
  • Jimenez, D.E., Bartels, S.J., Cardenas, V., Dhaliwal, S.S., & Alegria, M. (2012). Cultural beliefs and mental health treatment preferences of ethnically diverse older adult consumers in primary care. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, 533–542.
  • Kart, C.S. (1985). The realities of aging: An introduction to gerontology. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Kleinman, A. (1980). Patients and healers in the context of culture: An exploration of the borderland between anthropology, medicine, and psychiatry. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
  • Loh, A., Simon, D.A., Wills, C.E., Kriston, L., Niebling, W., & Harter, M. (2007). The effects of a shared decision making intervention in primary care of depression: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Patient Education Counseling, 67, 324–332.
  • Lopez, S.R. (2002). Mental health care for Latinos: A research agenda to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health care for Latinos. Psychiatric Services, 53, 1569–1573.
  • Lum, D. (Ed.). (2005). Cultural competence, practice stages, and client systems. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
  • Magilvy, J.K., Congdon, J.G., Martinez, R.J., Davis, R., & Averill, J. (2000). Caring for our own: Health care experiences of rural Hispanic elders. Journal of Aging Studies, 14(2), 171–191.
  • Marin, H., Escobar, J.I., & Vega, W.A. (2006). Mental illness in Hispanics: A review of the literature. Focus, 4(1), 23–37.
  • Miranda, J., & Cooper, L.A. (2004). Disparities in care for depression among primary care patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 19, 120–126.
  • Mumford, D.B. (1998). The measurement of culture shock. Social Psychiatry, 33, 149–154.
  • National Association of Social Workers. (2007). Indicators for the achievement of the NASW standards for cultural competence in social work practice. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
  • Organista, K. (2007). Solving Latino psychosocial and health problems: Theory, practice and populations. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Padgett, D. (1998). Qualitative methods in social work research: Challenges and rewards. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • Purdy, J.K., & Arguello, D. (1992). Hispanic familism in caretaking of older adults: Is it functional? Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 19(2), 29–43.
  • Rosenthal, C. (2000). Latino practice outcome research: A review of the literature.Smith College Studies in Social Work, 70, 217–238.
  • Saldana, J. (2009). The coding manual of qualitative researchers. London, UK: Sage Publications.
  • Santiago-Rivera, A.L. (1995). Developing a culturally sensitive treatment modality for bilingual Spanish-speaking clients: Incorporating language and culture in counseling. Journal of Counseling & Development, 74, 12–17.
  • Spradley, J. (1979). The ethnographic interview. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Trevino, F., Moyer, M., Valdez, R., & Stroup-Benham, C. (1991). Health insurance coverage and utilization of health services by Mexican-Americans, mainland Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans. Journal of the American Medical Association, 265(2), 233–237.
  • U.S. Census Bureau. (2008). Population estimates and projections. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/2008projections.html
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Mental health: culture, race, and ethnicity—A supplement to mental health: A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, Office of the Surgeon General.
  • Vásquez, M.J.T. (2010). Ethics in multicultural counseling practice. In J.G. Ponterotto, J.M. Casas, L.A. Suzuki, & C.M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (pp. 127–146). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Vega, W.A., Kolody, B., and Aguilar-Gaxiola, S. (2001). Help seeking for mental health problems among Mexican Americans. Journal of Immigrant Health, 3(3), 133–140.
  • Vega, W.A., Kolody, B., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., & Catalano, R. (1999). Gaps in service utilization by Mexican-Americans with mental health problems. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156(6), 928–934.
  • Vega, W.A., & Lopez, S.R. (2001). Priority issues in Latino mental health services research. Mental Health Services Research, 3(4), 189–200.
  • Villa, V.M., & Aranda, M.P. (2000). Demographic, economic, and health profile of older Latinos: implications for health and long-term care policy and the Latino family. Journal of Health & Human Services Administration, 23(2), 161–180.
  • Wang, P.S., Lane, M., Olfson, M., Pincus, H.A., Wells, K.B., & Kessler, R.C. (2005). Twelve-month use of mental health services in the United States. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 629–640.
  • Zuniga, M.E. (1987). Mexican-American clinical training: A pilot program. Journal of Social Education, 23, 11–20.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.