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Mental and Behavioral Health of Immigrants in the United States reviews research on immigrant mental health, acculturation, and multicultural psychology. The book is divided into three sections: Section A addresses the geographic and social context of immigration, including how parents and children navigate the acculturation process, how different cultural orientations affect behavior, and research methods on acculturation. Sections B and C focus on mental health issues common to Latinx, Asian, and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants, and then more broadly across immigrant groups. Included here are a focus on depression, anxiety, and somatization, as well as alcohol abuse, insomnia, and issues for LGBTQ+ individuals. Pre- and post-migration stressors are discussed, as well as the effects of prejudice and bias, the mental health effects of religion and spirituality, and managing the demands of both work and family. Contributors from psychology, education, and social work provide different perspectives and identify opportunities for future research.
List of contents
Section A Acculturation
1. Linking acculturation factors, family environments, and mental health outcomes among Latino families in traditional, emerging, and crisis immigrant receiving contexts in the United States
Cory L. Cobb, Charles R. Martinez. Jr, Alejandra Garcia Isaza, Heather H. McClure and J. Mark Eddy
2. Acculturation, parent-child relationships, and mental health of adolescents in Chinese and Mexican immigrant families
Su Yeong Kim, Minyu Zhang, Yang Hou and Yishan Shen
3. Acculturation, enculturation, and bicultural orientations:Conceptualizations and links to alcohol use
Byron L. Zamboanga, P. Priscilla Lui and Savannah Pham
4. Acculturation science: Limitations and new directions
Miriam J. Alvarez, Angel D. Armenta and Michael A. Zárate
Section B Mental health
5. A gendered look at work-family conflict among diverse US immigrants
Lizette Ojeda, Cristal Lopez and Abigail Sharer
6. Being a Latina/o immigrant parent in the United States:Links with parents' and adolescents' mental health and health risk behaviors
Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco and Seth J. Schwartz
7. Contextual stressors and the role of religion and spirituality in the mental health of Latino/a immigrant parents and youth
Rosario Ceballo, Francheska Alers-Rojas, Jessica P. Montoro and Andrea S. Mora
8. Mental and behavioral health in immigrant populations: Assessment and interventions for culturally competent practice
Hee Yun Lee and Jessica A. Neese
9. Intersectional complexities of South Asian Muslim Americans: Implications for identity and mental health
Tania Chowdhury and Sumie Okazaki
10. Mental health considerations for immigrants of Arab/MENA descent
Germine H. Awad, Hien Nguyen, Flor Castellanos, Taylor Payne and Hanan Hashem
Section C Psychopathology
11. The immigrant mental health advantage in the US among ethnic minority and other groups: Findings and potential mechanisms
David M. Barnes, Sarah A. Lieff, Evan L. Eschliman, YiPing Li and Lawrence H. Yang
12. Internalizing behavior problems in Latinx children: Patterns and correlates of anxiety, depressive, and somatic symptoms from pre-kindergarten through third grade
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez, Esther J. Calzada and Keng-Yen Huang
13. Risk and protective factors for insomnia among Asian, Black, and Latinx adult immigrants in the United States: A socioecological analysis
Luciana Giorgio Cosenzo, Sarah Valentina Diaz, Melanie Morris and Carmela Alcántara
About the author
Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon. Hall has served as President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45) and as President of the Asian American Psychological Association. He has served as Editor of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and Co-Editor of the APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology. He was the recipient of the Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity from the APA Division of Clinical Psychology (Division 12), the Distinguished Career Contributions to Research Award from APA Division 45 (Culture, Ethnicity, and Race), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian American Psychological Association.
Report
"This first edition is a valuable collection of individual articles structured around three important themes. It will be of most value to those mental health practitioners working with immigrants from the three main groups presented in the book - Latinx, Asian, and Arab/Middle Eastern immigrants. There are multiple books of broader scope that will be of use to mental health practitioners working with these and other groups. Other recent, broader scope publications available in the professional literature include: Mental Health Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth Ellis et al. (American Psychological Association, 2020); Immigrants and Refugees: Trauma, Perennial Mourning, Prejudice, and Border Psychology, Volkan (Routledge, 2018); Models for Practice with Immigrants and Refugees: Collaboration, Cultural Awareness, and Integrative Theory, Hilado and Lundy (SAGE Publications, 2017); and numerous journal articles and books about other immigrant groups. This book's strength lies in its focus on the three immigrant groups and its emphasis on cultural, environmental, and structural factors that impact their mental health." --Doody
