Political violence, psychosocial trauma, and the context of mental health services use among immigrant Latinos in the United States

R. Fortuna, Lisa; V. Porche, Michelle; Alegrı́a, Margarita

doi:10.1080/13557850701837286

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Political violence, psychosocial trauma, and the context of mental health services use among immigrant Latinos in the United States

Published in Ethnicity and Health • Oct 11, 2008

Authors:

Lisa R. Fortuna

Michelle V. Porche

Margarita Alegrı́a

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We present the prevalence of exposure to political violence (PV) among Latino immigrants in the US, and perceived need for and correlates of mental health services use among this population. METHODS: We use the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), a nationally representative...

Subject

Mental health

Psychosocial

Medicine

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