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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