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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Immigrants--Mental health"”.
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South Asian immigrants' mental health and use of health services.
South Asian immigrants' mental health and use of health services.
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Cuban Immigrants’ Experience with Acculturation and How They Cope in the United States
… This research examines how Cuban immigrants experience cope and adapt to the United States. Cuban immigration is associated with specific stressors related to the immigration experience and the necessary process of acculturation and assimilation. These major stressors can result in …
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Acculturation and Mental Health in Chinese Immigrant Youth
… of control, and perceived social support on the mental health of Chinese immigrant adolescents. Study participants included 81 first generation Chinese immigrant adolescents. Mental health was operationalized using the BASC emotional symptoms index and somatization score. As hypothesized, …
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Somali Immigrant Perceptions of Mental Health and Illness: An Ethnonursing Study
… was to explore, discover, and understand the mental health meanings, beliefs, and practices from the perspective of immigrant Somalis living in the United States. Leininger's Culture Care Diversity and Universality Theory, ethnonursing method, and ethnonursing enablers were utilized as …
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THE SILENT SPREAD: A LOOK AT CORRELATES OF HIV PERCEPTIONS & SELF-REPORTED BEHAVIORS
The study evaluated correlates of HIV perceptions and self-reported behaviors among a sample of Ethiopian U.S. residents and their perceptions about HIV. There were four significant positive correlations with number of sexual partners: substance use, r = .217, p < .01; frequency of protection use, …
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Maternal depression and anxiety disorders within two years of birth among African immigrant women in Alberta
… yet they are underrepresented in maternal mental health research. Research that describes the rates, risk factors, help-seeking behaviors, and effects of depression and anxiety following childbirth among African mothers with young infants is limited. Of the 120 respondents, 27.5% …
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Experiences of ethnic-related discrimination and their influence on the health of Mexican immigrants
… experiences among a sample of Mexican immigrants living in the Midwest, (b) factors that contribute to perceptions of discrimination, (c) the influence of discrimination experiences on health and, (d) the ways participants cope with such experiences and the potential buffering role of …
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Contextual factors on health and mental health service use among immigrants in the United States: moderation of citizenship status and race/ethnicity
After the welfare reform in 1996, immigrants’ access to social service programs and health services has been largely limited, particularly for non-citizens. Latino and Asian immigrants in the United States as the major growing immigrant populations have been found to under use health and mental …