Chicana and Chicano Mental Health
Author | : Yvette G. Flores |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2013-05-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780816529742 |
ISBN-13 | : 0816529744 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Download or read book Chicana and Chicano Mental Health written by Yvette G. Flores and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicana and Chicano Mental Health offers a model to understand and to address the mental health challenges and service disparities affecting Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans/Chicanos. Yvette G. Flores, who has more than thirty years of experience as a clinical psychologist, provides in-depth analysis of the major mental health challenges facing these groups: depression, anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence.