Reaching out = Dame la mano : utilization of mental health resources in El Paso and Mexico = utilización de recursos de salud mental en El Paso y en México / by Guido A. Barrientos, Harmon M. Hosch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrientos, Guido.

Contributor:

Hosch, Harmon M.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mental health services--Utilization--Texas--El Paso.

Mental health services.

Mental health services--Utilization--Mexico.

Mental health services--Utilization.

Mexico.

Texas--El Paso.

Physical Description:

x, 167 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Dame la mano

Place of Publication:

El Paso, Tex. : Texas Western Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English and Spanish.

Summary:

This bilingual, bicultural study examines the types of stress-producing problems experienced by urban families in El Paso -- Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, and Saltillo and the extent to which Mexican-American, Anglo-American, and Mexican families utilized mental health facilities and services to help them cope with stress.

Contents:

Part I Reaching Out

1. Hispanics and Mental Health 1

2. The Survey 15

3. Problems Experienced by Respondents 21

4. Resources Utilized 39

5. Satisfaction with Services 47

6. Educational Level and Acculturation 57

7. Discussion and Future Directions 61

Part II Dame La Mano

1. Los hispanos y la salud mental 73

2. La encuesta 87

3. Incidencia de problemas 93

4. Recursos utilizados 111

5. Satisfaccion con los servicios 119

6. Nivel educativo y aculturacion 129

7. Comentarios y direcciones futuras 133

Appendix 1/Apendice 1 English Version of the Survey/Version en Ingles de la encuesta 145

Appendix 2/Apendice 2 Spanish Version of the Survey/Version en Espanol de la encuesta 153

Appendix 3/Apendice 3 Frequencies and Percentages of Responses to the Survey Items/Frecuencias y Porcentajes de Respuestas a las Items de la Encuesta 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167).

ISBN:

0874042402

OCLC:

41298471