Mental Health Needs of Spanish-Speaking Latinos in Southern California

Bibliographic Data

ID6065062
AuthorsKristi Kanel (California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume24
Issue1
Pages74-91
Publication date2002-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0739986302024001005
OpenAlexW2082998173
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited10

To better understand current mental health needs of Spanish-speaking people in Southern California,268 Latinos completed questionnaires that surveyed their perceived mental health needs. In addition, 43 therapists,self-identified as serving Spanish-speaking clients, completed a survey regarding their approaches in providing counseling to this population. Low-skilled, working-poor, primarily monolingual Hispanics were compared with Hispanic college students to explore differences and similarities between these groups. Both groups preferred counseling approaches in which the counselor gives a lot of advice, asks a lot of questions, and focuses on current problems, especially family issues. They preferred a relationship that was professional and personal and preferred counseling more than medication to deal with emotional problems. These preferences corresponded with the therapists who stated that they develop a friendly but professional relationship. The therapists also stated that the treatment models most often used were cognitive behavioral, family systems, psychoeducational, and referrals to other agencies

Cognition · Environmental health · Family medicine · Medical education · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology

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