Depression in Latinos

1. Section 1: Socio-demographic, Epidemiological, Linguistic and Cultural Factors in Depression in Latinos

2. The Context of Depression in Latinos in the United States
Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola, Elizabeth J. Kramer, Cynthia Resendez, Cristina G. Magaña

3. Latino Population Demographics, Risk Factors, and Depression: A Case Study of the Mexican American Prevalence and Services Survey
William A. Vega, William M. Sribney

4. Descriptive Epidemiology of Depression in Latin America and Hispanics in the United States
Guilherme Borges, María Elena Medina-Mora, Corina Benjet, Joaquín Zambrano Ruíz, Joshua Breslau, Jose Posada, William M. Sribney, Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola

5. Comorbidity: Depression and Substance Abuse
María Elena Medina-Mora, Estela Rojas Guiot, Guilherme Borges, Lucía Vázquez-Pérez, Clara Fleiz Bautista, Tania Real Quintanar

6. Cultural Considerations in the Diagnosis and Classification of Depression: The Hispanic Perspective
Renato D. Alarcón

2. Section 2: Prevention, Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis of Depression

7. Prevention of Depression in Latinos
John E. Pérez, Ricardo F. Muñoz

8. Assessment of Depression Symptoms: Self-report Paper-and-Pencil and Computerized Questionnaires
Gerardo M. González

9. Diagnosis of Depression Among Latino Children and Adults
Antonio J. Polo, Steven R. López

3. Section 3: Treatment of Depression

10. Psychosocial Treatments for Depression with Adult Latinos
Guillermo Bernal, Mae Lynn Reyes

11. Pharmacological Treatment of Depression in Hispanic Americans
Alex J. Kopelowicz, Humberto Marin, Michael W. Smith

12. Community-Based Interventions for Depression
Jeanne Miranda

4. Section 4: Gender and Life-cycle Issues

13. Women and Depression: The Influence of Gender in Major Depressive Disorder
María Asunción Lara

14. Depression in Latino Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Treatment
Guillermo Bernal, Jeannette Rosselló

15. Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Depression in Older Latinos
Ladson Hinton, Patricia A. Areán

Nyckelord: Psychology, Medicine/Public Health, general, Education (general), Social Work, Cross Cultural Psychology, Psychiatry, Child and School Psychology