To date, user-friendly, practical guidelines for dementia have not been available for busy
family physicians. However, the growing number of patients with dementia means that …

Objective: Psychotropic medication nonadherence is a major public health problem, but few
studies have focused on Latinos. The authors systematically reviewed the literature on rates …

Latinos underutilize mental health services (MHS) in the US due to a number of socio-
economic and cultural barriers that decrease their access to these services. This study …

Objective: The impact of language proficiency as a potential contributor to ethnic disparities
in mental health care has received less attention than other factors. Data from the National …

OBJECTIVES: To explore the implications of limited English proficiency (LEP) for disparities
in health status and healthcare service use of older Latino and Asian immigrants. DESIGN …

Latinos with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience multiple barriers to accessing
efficacious mental health treatments. Using a stage model of behavior therapy research, this …

Latina immigrants may be at increased risk for mental illnesses, but have less access to and
seek mental health services less often than Black and White counterparts. Guided by the …

Latinos are less likely to use mental health services compared to non-Latino whites, but little
research has examined the relative contribution of acculturation and attitudes towards …

Using newly available data on family caregivers from a large epidemiological study of
elderly Mexican-origin adults (Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study …

Racial disparities in mental health outcomes have been widely documented in
noninstitutionalized community psychiatric samples, but few studies have specifically …