Chicanas/os and Mental Health Services: An Overview of Utilization, Counselor Preference, and Assessment Issues.

Prieto, Loreto R.; McNeill, Brian W.; Walls, Rebecca G.; Gomez, Sylvia P.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Chicanas/os and Mental Health Services: An Overview of Utilization, Counselor Preference, and Assessment Issues.

Prieto, Loreto R.; McNeill, Brian W.; Walls, Rebecca G.; Gomez, Sylvia P.

Counseling Psychologist, v29 n1 p18-54 Jan 2001

Reviews literature pertaining to Chicanas/os' utilization of conventional mental health services. Notes that Chicanas/os underutilize mental health services, instead preferring family or nontraditional helpers for assistance. Discusses lack of support in the literature for use of many major psychological tests with Chicanas/os but reports that these instruments continue to be used. Offers recommendations for counseling practice and future research. (JDM)

Descriptors: Counseling Psychology, Ethnicity, Help Seeking, Interpersonal Relationship, Literature Reviews, Mental Health, Psychological Patterns

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Language: English

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