American Latino (eBook)

Psychodynamic Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health Issues

Salman Akhtar, Solange Margery Bertoglia (Herausgeber)

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2015
202 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-4857-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This book focuses upon the culture of the Hispanic population in the United States and seeks to replace stereotypes with portrayals based upon factual information. The scope of the material covered includes the topics of ethnic identity, gender roles, religion and spirituality, family resilience, and the joys of leading a bicultural life.

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The American Latino: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health Issues focuses on the culture of the Hispanic population in the United States and replaces stereotypes with portrayals based on factual information. The scope of the material covered is vast and includes the topics of ethnic identity, gender roles, religion and spirituality, family resilience, and the joys and sufferings of leading a bicultural life. Opening with a thorough survey of Latin-American immigration to the United States and closing with an illustration-rich discourse on being a Hispanic-American psychotherapist in this country, the contributors examines with both normative and psychopathological realms. Help-seeking patterns, vulnerability of some Hispanic youth to drugs and gang-related affiliations, and the fine technical adjustments in conducting psychotherapy with individuals of this growing subpopulation are elucidated with great compassion and empathy. The American Latino is a shining document of the coexistence of universal similarity and cultural uniqueness of the human psyche. Reading it will enhance knowledge, enrich attunement, and sharpen therapeutic skills for working with Latin American clients.

Autor

Salman Akhtar, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and training and supervising analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Solange Margery Bertoglia, MD, is on the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University, and has a clinical and forensic practice.

Inhalt

Part I: Prologue1 A Brief History of Latino Immigration to the United StatesKelly LopezPart II: Cultural Compass2 Child Rearing by Latino ImmigrantsApril Fallon and Carol Quintana3 Latino Ethnic IdentityAntonio Bullón and César A. Alfonso4 Latino Gender RolesApril Fallon and Pedro Bauza5 The Role of Religion and Spirituality among LatinosAmaro J. Laria6 Passion, Morality, and Resilience in Movies about Latino ImmigrantsSalman Akhtar and Maria Elena Aguilo-SearaPart III: Clinical Challenge7 Help Seeking Behavior and Access to Mental Health CareFélix E. Torres8 Mental Health and Psychosocial Risks in Latino YouthAndres J. Pumariega, Consuelo Cagande, and Eugenio Rothe9 Individual and Sociocultural Dynamics in the Treatment of Latino PatientsRicardo AinsliePart IV: Epilogue 10 On Being a Latino Psychotherapist in the United StatesSolange Margery Bertoglia

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2015
• Co-Autor: Maria Elena Aguilo-Seara, Amaro J. Laria, Kelly Lopez, Andres J. Pumariega Andres J. Pumariega, Carol Quintana, Eugenio Rothe, Felix Torres, Ricardo Ainsle, Salman Akhtar, Cesar A. Alfonso, Pedro Bauza, Solange Margery Bertoglia, Antonio Bullon, Consuelo Cagande, April Fallon
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: American Latino • Psychology • Social Science
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-4857-2 / 1442248572
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-4857-1 / 9781442248571