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Factors Contributing To Depression In Latina Women Of Mexican Origin Residing In The United States: Implications For Nurses, Mona Shattell, Katherine Smith, Ann Quinlan-Colwell, Jose Villalba
Factors Contributing To Depression In Latina Women Of Mexican Origin Residing In The United States: Implications For Nurses, Mona Shattell, Katherine Smith, Ann Quinlan-Colwell, Jose Villalba
Mona Shattell
Background: Latinas experience more depression and are less likely to receive mental health support. Latinas of Mexican origin living in the United States (US) are the focus of this review since almost two-thirds of the US Latina/o population is of Mexican descent.
Objective: This paper synthesizes the research on depression in adult Latinas of Mexican origin residing in the US.
Study Design: The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline (PubMed), and PsycINFO databases for the years 2000 through 2008 were searched using the keywords Latina, Latino, Hispanic, Mexican-American, Mexican immigrant, women, and depression. The identified articles …