1. Social, Occupational, and Spatial Exposures and Mental Health Disparities of Working-Class Latinas in the US.
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Hsieh, Yu-Chin, Apostolopoulos, Yorghos, Hatzudis, Kiki, and Sönmez, Sevil
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HISPANIC Americans ,ACCULTURATION ,AGRICULTURAL laborers ,ANXIETY ,BLUE collar workers ,CINAHL database ,MENTAL depression ,EMPLOYMENT discrimination ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,DOMESTIC violence ,HEALTH promotion ,HEALTH services accessibility ,IMMIGRANTS ,INDUSTRIAL hygiene ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,MACHISMO ,MEDLINE ,MENTAL health ,MENTAL health services ,ONLINE information services ,POVERTY ,GENDER role ,SEXUAL harassment ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,OCCUPATIONAL hazards ,CULTURAL awareness ,ENVIRONMENTAL exposure ,LABELING theory ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,HEALTH equity ,VIOLENCE in the community ,SUICIDAL ideation - Abstract
Grounded in ecosocial theory, this paper discusses the mental health disparities of working-class Latinas from multiple perspectives. An overview of working-class Latinas' prevalent mental health disorders, barriers to care and suggestions for interventions and future studies are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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