Javier Escobar
Biographic Data
| ID | 8949463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Javier Escobar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Javier |
| FAMILY NAME | Escobar |
| SIGNATURE | ESCOBAR J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cultural Influences on Causal Beliefs About Depression Among Latino Immigrants
Purpose: This study describes causal beliefs about depression among Dominican, Colombian, and Ecuadorian immigrants. The authors describe participants’ narratives about how particular supernatural or religious beliefs may contribute to or alleviate depression. Method: Latino primary care patients ( n = 177) were interviewed with the Beliefs About Causes of Depression Scale, a list of 35 items rated from not at all important to extremely important…
Correlates of religious, supernatural and psychosocial causal beliefs about depression among Latino immigrants in primary care
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore causal attributions about depression and to identify psychosocial factors associated with these beliefs among Latino immigrants. We interviewed 177 primary care patients with instruments to assess causal beliefs, depressive and somatic symptoms, ethnic identity and stigma. An exploratory factor analysis of the Causal Beliefs scale yielded three factors, “Balance,” “Psychosocial” and “Malevo…
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…
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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…
Correlates of religious, supernatural and psychosocial causal beliefs about depression among Latino immigrants in primary care
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore causal attributions about depression and to identify psychosocial factors associated with these beliefs among Latino immigrants. We interviewed 177 primary care patients with instruments to assess causal beliefs, depressive and somatic symptoms, ethnic identity and stigma. An exploratory factor analysis of the Causal Beliefs scale yielded three factors, “Balance,” “Psychosocial” and “Malevo…
Cultural Influences on Causal Beliefs About Depression Among Latino Immigrants
Purpose: This study describes causal beliefs about depression among Dominican, Colombian, and Ecuadorian immigrants. The authors describe participants’ narratives about how particular supernatural or religious beliefs may contribute to or alleviate depression. Method: Latino primary care patients ( n = 177) were interviewed with the Beliefs About Causes of Depression Scale, a list of 35 items rated from not at all important to extremely important…
Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychosocial (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Explanatory model (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)