Doryliz Vila
Biographic Data
| ID | 3928875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Doryliz Vila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Doryliz |
| FAMILY NAME | Vila |
| SIGNATURE | VILA D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prevalence of Mental Illness in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant U.S. Latino Groups
OBJECTIVE: Although widely reported among Latino populations, contradictory evidence exists regarding the generalizability of the immigrant paradox, i.e., that foreign nativity protects against psychiatric disorders. The authors examined whether this paradox applies to all Latino groups by comparing estimates of lifetime psychiatric disorders among immigrant Latino subjects, U.S-born Latino subjects, and non-Latino white subjects. METHOD: The aut…
Understanding differences in past year psychiatric disorders for Latinos living in the US
Cultural relevance and equivalence in the NLAAS instrument: Integrating etic and emic in the development of cross‐cultural measures for a psychiatric epidemiology and services study of Latinos
This paper describes the development, translation and adaptation of measures in the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). We summarize the techniques used to attain cultural relevance; semantic, content and technical equivalency; and internal consistency of the measures across languages and Latino sub‐ethnic groups. We also discuss some of the difficulties and challenges encountered in doing this work. The following three main goals a…
Considering context, place and culture: The National Latino and Asian American Study
This paper provides a rationale for, and overview of, procedures used to develop the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). The NLAAS is nationally representative community household survey that estimates the prevalence of mental disorders and rates of mental health service utilization by Latinos and Asian Americans in the US. The central aims of the NLAAS are to: 1) describe the lifetime and 12‐month prevalence of psychiatric disorder…
Cultural relevance and equivalence in the NLAAS instrument: Integrating etic and emic in the development of cross‐cultural measures for a psychiatric epidemiology and services study of Latinos
This paper describes the development, translation and adaptation of measures in the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). We summarize the techniques used to attain cultural relevance; semantic, content and technical equivalency; and internal consistency of the measures across languages and Latino sub‐ethnic groups. We also discuss some of the difficulties and challenges encountered in doing this work. The following three main goals a…
Considering context, place and culture: The National Latino and Asian American Study
This paper provides a rationale for, and overview of, procedures used to develop the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). The NLAAS is nationally representative community household survey that estimates the prevalence of mental disorders and rates of mental health service utilization by Latinos and Asian Americans in the US. The central aims of the NLAAS are to: 1) describe the lifetime and 12‐month prevalence of psychiatric disorder…
Understanding differences in past year psychiatric disorders for Latinos living in the US
Prevalence of Mental Illness in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant U.S. Latino Groups
OBJECTIVE: Although widely reported among Latino populations, contradictory evidence exists regarding the generalizability of the immigrant paradox, i.e., that foreign nativity protects against psychiatric disorders. The authors examined whether this paradox applies to all Latino groups by comparing estimates of lifetime psychiatric disorders among immigrant Latino subjects, U.S-born Latino subjects, and non-Latino white subjects. METHOD: The aut…
Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Comorbidity (2 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works)