collection

Chicano aging and mental health

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute of Mental Health • Rockville, Md. • Published In 1981 • Pages: x, 279

By: Miranda, Manuel, Ruiz, Rene A., National Institute Of Mental Health (u.s.), Cuellar, Israel, Galarza, Ernesto, Korte, Alvin O., Martinez, Cahrles, Montiel, Miguel, Newton, Frank Cota-Robles, Nuñez, Francisco, Santos, Richard, Valle, Ramón, Vélez-Ibáñez, Carlos G., Verdugo, Richard.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This collection of essays provides a thorough overview of current research on the Chicano elderly, as well as a wealth of information regarding their attitudes, quality of life and support sytems, family relationships, activities, and mental health. Much of the material contained in this source has been written with a view toward contributing to policy.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Activities of the aged

Senescence

Extended families

Personality traits

Ethnopsychology

Reviews and critiques

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Chicanos

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2002

RegionThe area the document pertains to

North America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

collection

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Psychologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

M. A. Marcus ; 1986

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

no date

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

ca. 1950s - 1970s

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

United States

NotesAdditional notes

Edited by Manuel Miranda and Rene A. Ruiz

Theoretical perspectives in mental health and the Mexicano elders / Alvin O. Korte -- Chicano culture and mental health among the elderly / Frank Cota-Robeles Newton and Rene A. Ruiz -- Natural networks of the elderly Latinos of Mexican heritage: implications for mental health / Ramón Valle and Charles Martinez -- Politics and mental health among elderly Mexicanos / Carlos G. Velez-I., Richard Verdugo, and Francisco Nuñez -- Aging and Chicano mental health: an economic perspective / Richard Santos -- Service delivery and mental health services for Chicano elders / Israel Cuellar -- Social research and the Chicano community / Miguel Montiel -- Forcasting future cohorts of Mexicano elders / Ernesto Galarza -- a priority list of research questions on the mental health of Chicano elderly / Rene A. Ruiz and Manuel R. Miranda -- Research on the Chicano elderly: theoretical and methodological issues / Manuel R. Miranda and Rene A. Ruiz

Item 507-B-5

Includes bibliographical references

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

81603777

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Mexican Americans