Immigration Policy Changes and the Mental Health of Mexican-American Immigrants
| Autor: | Reyna Olivares, L Christian Carr, Robin E. Gearing, Alberto Cabrera, Micki Washburn, Luis R. Torres |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030505 public health Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mexican americans Mental health Psychological health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Increased risk Immigration policy Anthropology Epidemiology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 8:579-588 |
| ISSN: | 2196-8837 2197-3792 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40615-020-00816-5 |
| Popis: | In recent years, significant policy changes focused on immigrants migrating through the southern United States border have been implemented. To determine if there was an association between time since immigration and increases in negative mental health symptomology, 249 Mexican-American immigrants ages 18-65 were field recruited to participate in a survey exploring their physical and mental health. Results indicate that inconsistent with the Hispanic Health Paradox, the psychological health of immigrants arriving since 2015 was significantly worse than that of more established immigrants. New arrivals had a .38 increased risk of experiencing clinically significant depression and a .47 increased risk of experiencing global psychological distress. Time since immigration was not significantly related to past 30-day alcohol use. Implications for future research and clinical practice with immigrants are explored, and suggestions on how better identify and assist Mexican-American immigrants with mental health concerns are offered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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