Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services
Volume 3, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 59-85
Concepts of mental health and mental illness in older Hispanics (Review)
Berkman C.S.* ,
Guarnaccia P.J. ,
Diaz N. ,
Badger L.W. ,
Kennedy G.J.
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Center for Hispanic Mental Health Research, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, United States
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Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
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Center for Hispanic Mental Health Research, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, United States
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Center for Hispanic Mental Health Research, Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, United States
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Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, United States
Abstract
The effect of cultural context in symptom expression and interpretation among older Hispanics, and how they experience psychological distress are not well-understood. We 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. 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. © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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DOI: 10.1300/J191v03n01_04
ISSN: 15362949
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English