Monitoring Shifts in Social Relations Among Chronically Ill Mexican Americans as a Culturally Sensitive Indicator of Depression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14834751 |
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| Authors | Kerstin M Reinschmidt (0000-0002-8911-6688, University of Arizona), Jenny Chong (University of Arizona), M Nichter (0000-0002-4112-3010, University of Arizona) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 33-37 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Practicing Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0888-4552 • E-ISSN: 2994-1628 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/praa.35.3.d901t813284uu976 |
| OpenAlex | W2018407908 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Chronically ill patients commonly suffer from comorbid depression that negatively influences disease trajectories, reduces patients' quality of life, and renders them less able to cope with the challenges of daily living. Among Hispanic primary care patients, depression is often not detected until severe. According to promotoras (de salud), who are female community health workers working with Mexican American patients with diabetes in Southern Arizona, depression is commonly undiagnosed in their communities
Depression (economics · Ethnic group · Mexican americans · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Diabetes Management and Education · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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