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Book MMPI 2  Symptom Reports  and Acculturation of White  and Mexican Americans in Psychiatric  College  and Community Settings

Download or read book MMPI 2 Symptom Reports and Acculturation of White and Mexican Americans in Psychiatric College and Community Settings written by Wendell James Callahan and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cross-cultural studies of the original MMPI have indicated that Hispanics may obtain elevated profiles in comparison to Whites, especially when clinical samples are compared. With the MMPI-2, there persists a controversy over Hispanic-White profile differences and the degree to which Hispanic acculturation influences MMFI-2 scores. This study compared White- and Mexican-Americans from outpatient psychiatric, college, and community samples on the MMPI-2. Mexican-American subjects were also administered the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican-Americans (ARSMA). Psychiatric patients (diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder) also completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). A significant relationship between Mexican-Americans' ARSMA scores and MMPI-2 scale scores was found only in the psychiatric sample, with less acculturated patients tending to score higher on the MMPI-2 No overall ethnic differences were observed in the psychiatric patients' profiles. However, statistically significant and clinically meaningful (e.g., greater than 5 T-score points) ethnic differences were found, with White patients (White men in particular) scoring higher on the Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia, and Social Introversion Scales. Comparison of the combined college and community samples found both ethnic groups scored well within normal limits and indicated statistically significant overall profile differences between Mexican-Americans and Whites. Univariate analyses of the MMPI-2 Validity and Clinical scales revealed that the apparent profile differences were attributable to the tendency of Mexican-American women to score significantly higher on the Lie scale than other groups. No other clinically meaningful ethnic differences were observed. In summary, MMPI-2 comparisons of Mexican-Americans and Whites from college and community samples of similar ages and educational backgrounds indicated small mean differences which were isolated on specific scales, and were not always clinically meaningful. Although Mexican-American acculturation was found to be a significant moderator of Mexican-American patients' MMP-2 performance, White patients scored higher on the MMPI-2. However, considering the small number of patients included in this study and the inclusion of only schizophrenic spectrum patients, this finding is considered tentative and not generalizable to other diagnostic groups.

Book The Handbook of Chicana o Psychology and Mental Health

Download or read book The Handbook of Chicana o Psychology and Mental Health written by Roberto J. Velasquez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-09-10 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican-Americans now constitute two thirds of what has become the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States, Hispanics. They have distinct cultural patterns and values that those who seek to serve them competently as clinicians and educators, and those who attempt to study them, need to understand. This is the first comprehensive overview of the psychology of the Chicana/o experience since 1984. Solidly grounded in the latest theory and research, much of which is relevant to other Latina/o groups as well, The Handbook of Chicana/o Psychology and Mental Health is an indispensable source of up-to-date information and guidance for mental health and education professionals, their trainees and students; and for social and behavioral scientists interested in the impact of cultural differences in multicultural settings.

Book Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health

Download or read book Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health written by Israel Cuéllar and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2000-03-16 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsübersicht: Contributors, Preface, I. Overview Theory, Models, and Demographics, II. Methodology, III. Assessment and Treatment, IV. Training in Cultural Competence, Index.

Book Clinical Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory

Download or read book Clinical Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory written by Mark A. Blais and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory demonstrates the broad clinical utility of this modern multi-scale self-report measure of psychological functioning. By bringing together leading experts in psychological assessment from diverse applied settings, the book illustrates the impressive range of current Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) applications while providing recommendations for expanding the instrument’s research base and clinical use. Many authors also present population specific PAI reference data. In this timely volume, experts from specialized areas of psychological assessment integrate the relevant research with their extensive clinical knowledge of the PAI, making this a valuable text for practitioners, students, and researchers.

Book Dissertation Abstracts International

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Doctoral Dissertations

Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Atlas of MMPI Group Profiles on Mexican Americans

Download or read book An Atlas of MMPI Group Profiles on Mexican Americans written by Roberto Velásquez and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Assessing Hispanic Clients Using the MMPI 2 and MMPI A

Download or read book Assessing Hispanic Clients Using the MMPI 2 and MMPI A written by James Neal Butcher and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Persons of Hispanic origin are the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. Practitioners involved in personality assessment will undoubtedly work with Hispanic clients who may be grappling with low English proficiency and other challenges of acculturation to U.S. society. Written by frontline experts in the use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Assessing Hispanic Clients Using the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A discusses the utility of psychological tests based on U.S. norms in making clinical decisions for clients from different cultural backgrounds. The MMPI instruments are the most extensively researched and widely used personality instruments with Spanish-speaking clients. The authors provide readers a critical sociocultural context in the use of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A in the clinical assessment of Hispanic clients in the United States and abroad. Psychologists and other practitioners are offered a practical guide for clinical interpretation of test results, with advice on addressing biases, challenges to protocol validity, and other potential barriers to the culturally appropriate and ethical use and interpretation of the tests. Butcher, Cabiya, Lucio, and Garrido provide a comprehensive review of the research literature, past and contemporary, on the use of the MMPIs with Spanish-speaking populations in the United States and internationally. The authors describe the development and validation of Spanish-language versions of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A, offering scenarios from Mexico, Cuba, and other Spanish-speaking countries. A set of appendixes includes T score conversion tables for the Mexican MMPI versions and a listing of Spanish language translations"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)

Book Psychology of the Americas

Download or read book Psychology of the Americas written by Manuel Ramirez and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology of the Americas: Mestizo Perspectives on Personality and Mental Health presents the framework for a personality psychology and psychiatry of the Americas. This framework is based on the mestizo world view, a perspective that emerged from sociopolitical events which are unique to the development of many of the nations of the Americas. The word "mestizo" refers to the synthesis of native American and European people, cultures, and life styles. This book is divided into nine chapters and starts with a discussion of the concepts and principles of developmental, personality, community, and clinical psychology/psychiatry, which are reflected in the cultures of the indigenous peoples of North and South America, as well as the Caribbean. Considerable chapters offer some models that are based on the paradigms of diversity and synthesis, specifically a values/belief systems-cognitive styles framework based on research that has explored the relationship between traditionalism-modernism and cognitive styles. The specific models focus on individual development of pluralistic identities, the mental health of families coping with acculturation stress, person-environment fit of migrating individuals who are mismatched with institutions and agencies of the community, and on intergroup and international relations in situations of conflict. The remaining chapters deal with the tenets and assumptions of a psychology and psychiatry, including theories and approaches which differ in many respects from the European world view-based personality psychology and psychiatry of the past. This book is of value to psychologists, psychiatrists, researchers, and students.

Book Mental Health and Hispanic Americans

Download or read book Mental Health and Hispanic Americans written by Rosina M. Becerra and published by Grune & Stratton, Incorporated. This book was released on 1982 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants

Download or read book Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants written by Marcia Finlayson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Save time—inform your clinical planning with core knowledge and tips offered from experienced clinicians! While many Hispanic groups have lived in the mainland United States for years, there now is a growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees that are in need of culturally competent mental health care. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice will help mental health clinicians gain insight into essential clinical issues facing those who work with these new immigrants. This text, designed to aid in direct clinical practice, will guide you in the effective delivery of comprehensive psychosocial services. It arms you with the latest demographic information and offers valuable suggestions for treatment in different modalities for under-served Hispanic groups. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice presents insights and practice approaches from respected authorities and explores latest trends on these new populations. You’ll find an in-depth examination of the mental health disparities in Hispanic immigrants, a conceptual overview of reasons for immigration and migration patterns, and a look at the unique stressors new groups face which impact immigrants’ mental health. Detailed data on each group, important highlights of pertinent historical aspects, and in-depth discussions of helpful assessment, treatment, and practice issues provide effective approaches illustrated through discussion and case studies. In Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice, you will find: detailed research and clinical information about new immigrant groups explorations of the growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees recently reaching the shores of Florida information on psychosocial stressors, psychiatric diagnoses, and utilization of services among undocumented immigrants effective outreach techniques a detailed list of resources including extensive Web sites, national centers for the study of Hispanic groups, and important published works used for research and practice up-to-date demographics on new groups Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice brings vital information geared to the direct practice professional in psychology, social work, psychiatric nursing, and psychiatry, as well as graduate-level students in these fields.

Book Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latino a Mental Health

Download or read book Cultural Foundations and Interventions in Latino a Mental Health written by Hector Y. Adames and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advancing work to effectively study, understand, and serve the fastest growing U.S. ethnic minority population, this volume explicitly emphasizes the racial and ethnic diversity within this heterogeneous cultural group. The focus is on the complex historical roots of contemporary Latino/as, their diversity in skin-color and physiognomy, racial identity, ethnic identity, gender differences, immigration patterns, and acculturation. The work highlights how the complexities inherent in the diverse Latino/a experience, as specified throughout the topics covered in this volume, become critical elements of culturally responsive and racially conscious mental health treatment approaches. By addressing the complexities, within-group differences, and racially heterogeneity characteristic of U.S. Latino/as, this volume makes a significant contribution to the literature related to mental health treatments and interventions.

Book Hispanics in the United States and Their Mental Health

Download or read book Hispanics in the United States and Their Mental Health written by Caroline White and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mental Health

Download or read book Mental Health written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: