Issue 3/2012
Special Focus: Mental Health and Substance Use
Content (20 Articles)
Discrimination, Family Relationships, and Major Depression Among Asian Americans
David H. Chae, Sunmin Lee, Karen D. Lincoln, Emily S. Ihara
Alcohol Use Among Latinos: A Comparison of Pre-Immigration, Post-Immigration, and US Born Latinos
Mario De La Rosa, Mariana Sanchez, Frank R. Dillon, Beverly A. Ruffin, Timothy Blackson, Seth Schwartz
The Role of Social Support and Acculturative Stress in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Day Laborers in Northern San Diego
Hugo Salgado, Sheila F. Castañeda, Gregory A. Talavera, Suzanne P. Lindsay
Physical and Mental Health Consequences of Katrina on Vietnamese Immigrants in New Orleans: A Pre- and Post-Disaster Assessment
Lung Vu, Mark J. VanLandingham
Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Korean Americans: Preliminary Findings
Sun S. Kim, Seong-Ho Kim, Douglas Ziedonis
Depressive Symptoms, Stress and Resources Among Adult Immigrants Living with HIV
Marianne S. Noh, Sergio Rueda, Tsegaye Bekele, Haile Fenta, Sandra Gardner, Hayley Hamilton, Trevor A. Hart, Alan Li, Samuel Noh, Sean B. Rourke
Perceptions of Personal Risk About Smoking and Health Among Bosnian Refugees Living in The United States
Jenine K. Harris, Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Stephanie H. Herbers, Sarah Moreland-Russell, Robin Cheskin, Kari A. Lindberg
A Comparative and Exploratory Analysis of Socio-cultural Factors and Immigrant Women’s Mental Health within a Canadian Context
Shahid Alvi, Arshia Zaidi, Nawal Ammar, Lisa Culbert
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Survivors of Torture and Refugee Trauma: A Descriptive Report
Ellen Silver Highfield, Puja Lama, Michael A. Grodin, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Sondra S. Crosby
Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the US Health Care Workforce: A Report from the Field
José Ramón Fernández-Peña
Violence Committed Against Migrants in Transit: Experiences on the Northern Mexican Border
César Infante, Alvaro J. Idrovo, Mario S. Sánchez-Domínguez, Stéphane Vinhas, Tonatiuh González-Vázquez
Adoption of Safety Eyewear Among Citrus Harvesters in Rural Florida
Paul F. Monaghan, Carol A. Bryant, Robert J. McDermott, Linda S. Forst, John S. Luque, Ricardo B. Contreras
Disability, Health and Generation Status: How Hispanics in the US Fare in Late Life
Antwan Jones
Health is Wealth: Methods to Improve Attendance in a Lifestyle Intervention for a Largely Immigrant Filipino-American Sample
Anne R. Leake, Venus C. Bermudo, Jose Jacob, Marianela R. Jacob, Jillian Inouye
Working Conditions of Brazilian Immigrants in Massachusetts
C. Eduardo Siqueira, Tiago Jansen
Traditional Healing Practices Among American Muslims: Perceptions of Community Leaders in Southeast Michigan
Sara AlRawi, Michael D. Fetters, Amal Killawi, Adnan Hammad, Aasim Padela
Coping Strategies in Aymara Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia
Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, José Gutiérrez-Maldonado, Marta Ferrer-García, Claudia Miranda-Castillo
Cigarettes and Self-Rated Health Among Online University Students
James E. Rohrer, LaKeisha J. Cole, Frederick W. Schulze
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Hormonally-Active Hair Product Use: A Plausible Risk Factor for Health Disparities
Tamarra James-Todd, Ruby Senie, Mary Beth Terry
Adapting a Tertiary-Care Pediatric Weight Management Clinic to Better Reach Spanish-Speaking Families
Angelica Guzman, Megan B. Irby, Camila Pulgar, Joseph A. Skelton