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Medina-Mora, Maria Elena, and Maria Asunción Lara. "Attitudes to women and their mental health in Mexico." International Psychiatry 2, no. 9 (2005): 6–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600007311.

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In Mexico, there are two females with depression for each male (Medina-Mora et al, 2003) and the rate among poor females is three times higher than that among those with the highest income (Berenzon et al, 1998). Most research findings suggest that depression cannot solely be explained by a simple biological theory but that sociocultural variables also play a major role. These include the different degree of control and power that women and men have over socio-economic determinants and the differences in social position, status and gender role expectations. Traditional gender roles are expressed in prescriptions such as ‘women should be passive and submissive in relation to men’, while the lower value attributed to them, their higher rates of exposure to violence and other stressful risk factors and their scarce opportunities for development affect women's susceptibility to specific mental health problems. The present paper describes Mexican attitudes towards women and women's exposure to stressful life experiences that may contribute to their increased psychiatric morbidity, and shows what it means to be female in different Mexican contexts.

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Torres, Patricia Elizabeth Cossio. "Resilience and Reproductive Health Diagnosis in Mexican Indigenous Women." Artha Journal of Social Sciences 19, no. 1 (2020): 47–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.12724/ajss.52.4.

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Mental Health is a determinant of reproductive mortality and morbidity especially in the developing regions of the world with reproductive health problems. The right to sexual and reproductive health has been enunciated by the United Nations as a goal to be achieved by 2030. However, indigenous women are the most vulnerable population because of the conditions that surround them. A cross-sectional quantitative study was done in the indigenous communities of Mexico to know the resilience and reproductive health diagnosis. A Mexican Resilience Scale, gynaeco-obstetrical clinical history and a reproductive health survey were applied. A total of 180 women participated from which 34.6% and 61.4% of the women used a form of birth control method in their first and last sexual intercourse, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between the three attitudes among reproductive health and the highest levels of resilience (p<0.05). Resilience was seen to have a positive influence on the attitude of indigenous women, reducing the vulnerability among reproductive health.

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Hardie, Thomas L., Carolee Polek, Victor Garcia, Laura González, and Marcia Welsh. "Drinks per Day in Women of Mexican Origin." Journal of Addictions Nursing 24, no. 3 (2013): 173–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/jan.0b013e3182a4cc0a.

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Flaskerud, Jacquelyn H., Susan T. Roberts, and Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud. "Traditional Mexican Immigrant Women and Distress Over Infidelity." Issues in Mental Health Nursing 29, no. 8 (2008): 913–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840802182953.

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Fleuriet, K. Jill, and T. S. Sunil. "Subjective Social Status, Mental and Psychosocial Health, and Birth Weight Differences in Mexican–American and Mexican Immigrant Women." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 17, no. 6 (2015): 1781–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0178-0.

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Mayers, Raymond Sanchez. "Use of Folk Medicine by Elderly Mexican-American Women." Journal of Drug Issues 19, no. 2 (1989): 283–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204268901900207.

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There is a vast anthropological/sociological literature on the use of folk healers in Hispanic (Mexican - American) communities. While the use of folk healers has decreased with urbanization, acculturation, and increased education, recent studies done in Dallas, Texas, show that elderly Hispanic women are familiar with, and use a variety of informal healing methods and substances for a variety of illnesses, both physical and mental. The folk-healing system is used to supplement the formal scientific one, rather than replace it. Informants seemed to have a clear idea about the point at which one or the other should be consulted. There are a variety of herbs readily available for use and sold in boticas or botanicas.

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Suárez-Rico, Blanca Vianey, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Maribel Sánchez-Martínez, et al. "Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Perceived Stress in Postpartum Mexican Women during the COVID-19 Lockdown." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (2021): 4627. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094627.

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The COVID-19 lockdown represents a new challenge for mental health researchers and clinical practitioners. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and perceived stress in postpartum Mexican women. The study included 293, 4–12-week postpartum women over the age of 18. The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), Trait-State Trait Anxiety Inventory (T-STAI), and Ten Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), which are all questionnaires validated for the Mexican population, were applied using a web-based online survey. Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of the maternal age was 29.9 ± 6.3 years; the EPDS score: 11 ± 6, T-STAI score: 41.7 ± 12.3, and PSS-10 score: 17.1 ± 7. The prevalence (95% CI) of the postpartum depression symptoms was 39.2% (34–45%), trait anxiety symptoms were found among 46.1% (32–43%) of the participants, and moderate and high perceived stress were in 58% (52–64) and 10.9% (7.8–15) of the participants, respectively. The prevalence of depressive symptoms, generalized anxiety, and perceived stress was higher among postpartum Mexican women during the COVID-19 outbreak than before the lockdown. Our findings highlight the importance of monitoring perinatal mental health during pandemics and the need to design effective psychologic interventions for these patients.

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Monserud, Maria. "SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN MEXICO: IMPLICATIONS OF GENDER AND PHYSICAL HEALTH." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (2019): S215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.787.

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Abstract Studies in developed countries indicate that social activities can make a difference in mental health in later life. Yet, research on potential benefits of social activities for older adults in developing countries, including Mexico, has been scarce. This study uses the two most recent waves (2012, 2015) of the Mexican Health and Aging Study to investigate the impact of social activities on depressive symptoms among older men (n = 4, 749) and women (n = 6,527), aged 50+, in Mexico. The results of Ordinary Least Squares regressions indicate that it is important to differentiate among specific social activities in later life. Particularly, not only group-based but also solitary social activities were predictive of better mental health. Moreover, the findings demonstrate several gender differences and similarities. Participation in clubs, communication with relatives and friends, physical exercise, and watching television were beneficial for mental health among men, whereas volunteering, playing games, and making crafts were associated with fewer depressive symptoms among women. At the same time, reading as well as doing household chores were related to better mental health among older Mexicans, regardless of gender. Furthermore, this study shows that self-reported health, functional limitations, chronic conditions, and frequent pain might shape the implications of social activities for depressive symptoms among older adults in Mexico. The insights from this study can be helpful for intervention programs that are being developed to promote benefits of group-based and solitary social activities for mental health among older men and women with different levels of physical health.

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Perrin, Paul B., Ivan Panyavin, Alejandra Morlett Paredes, et al. "A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers." Behavioural Neurology 2015 (2015): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/283958.

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Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) rates in Latin America are increasing, and caregivers there experience reduced mental and physical health. Based on rigid gender roles in Latin America, women more often assume caregiving duties, yet the differential impact on women of these duties is unknown.Methods. This study examined gender differences in mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Zarit Burden Inventory), health-related quality of life (HRQOL; Short Form-36), and social support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12) in 81 (66.7% women) Mexican MS caregivers.Results. As compared to men caregivers, women had lower mental health (p=0.006), HRQOL (p<0.001), and social support (p<0.001). This was partially explained by women caregivers providing care for nearly twice as many hours/week as men (79.28 versus 48.48,p=0.018) and for nearly three times as many months (66.31 versus 24.30,p=0.002).Conclusions. Because gender roles in Latin America influence women to assume more substantial caregiving duties, MS caregiver interventions in Latin America—particularly for women caregivers—should address the influence of gender-role conformity on care and psychosocial functioning.

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Toribio Pérez, Lorena, Norma Ivonne González-Arratia López-Fuentes, and Hans Oudhof van Barneveld. "Salud mental positiva en adolescentes mexicanos: diferencias por sexo/Positive Mental Health in Mexican Adolescents: Differences by Sex." Revista Costarricense de Psicología 37, no. 2 (2018): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.22544/rcps.v37i02.03.

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<p><em><strong>Resumen</strong></em></p><p>La evidencia empírica acerca de las diferencias de la salud mental positiva respecto al sexo, son escasas, incluso controversiales. El objetivo es analizar la salud mental positiva entre hombres y mujeres. La muestra está compuesta por 533 participantes de la Ciudad de Toluca, Estado de México. Todos estudiantes de nivel medio superior, hombres (44.4%) y mujeres (55.6%), entre 14 y 20 años. Se aplicó la escala de salud mental positiva (Lluch, 1999). Los resultados mostraron que el 38.3% de la muestra se encuentra en un nivel alto y el 16.1% en muy alto nivel de salud mental positiva. Del análisis descriptivo, la dimensión satisfacción personal puntuó por arriba de la media teórica. Se confirma parcialmente la hipótesis, porque se obtuvieron diferencias significativas en cuatro de las seis dimensiones, en satisfacción personal, actitud prosocial y habilidad de relaciones interpersonales, con puntuaciones más altas para las mujeres y en autocontrol en el grupo de los hombres. Se sugiere continuar con el análisis de la salud mental positiva.</p><p><em><strong>Abstract</strong></em></p><p>Empirical evidence of differences in positive mental health with respect to sex, are sparse, even controversial. The objective here is to analyze positive mental health between men and women. The sample is made up of 533 participants from Toluca, State of Mexico. All were upper-level students, males (44.4%) and females (55.6%), between 14 and 20 years old. The Positive Mental Health Questionaire (PMHQ) was applied (Lluch, 1999). The results showed that 38.3% of the sample is at a high level and 16.1% at a very high level of positive mental health. From the descriptive analysis the personal satisfaction dimension scored above the theoretical average. The hypothesis is partially confirmed, since significant differences were obtained in four of the six dimensions, in personal satisfaction, prosocial attitude and ability for interpersonal relationships, with higher scores for females and self-control in the male group. We suggest that the analysis of positive mental health be continued.</p>

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Santillanes Allande, Nadia Irina. "The relationship between violence and depression in migrant women through their experiences in care services." Salud Colectiva 17 (March 4, 2021): e3054. http://dx.doi.org/10.18294/sc.2021.3054.

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Based on ethnographic work with undocumented immigrant women who developed depressive episodes due to various forms of violence, this article recovers the women’s experience of care in the clinic space of their host country. Through therapeutic itineraries of care, the article focuses on the case studies of two women of Mexican origin in New York City to describe, based on their experience, the communication and the encounter between the doctor and patient; the expectations of migrant women regarding mental health care services; and the explanatory models of depression of both the patients and the treating physicians. This analysis seeks to contribute to the knowledge regarding ways of treating the mental health problems of undocumented women in contexts of violence.

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Unikel Santoncini, Claudia, Ietza Bojorquez Chapela, Concepción Díaz de León Vázquez, et al. "Validation of eating disorders examination questionnaire in Mexican women." International Journal of Eating Disorders 51, no. 2 (2018): 146–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eat.22819.

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Chamorro, Rebeca, and Yvette Flores-Ortiz. "Acculturation and disordered eating patterns among Mexican American women." International Journal of Eating Disorders 28, no. 1 (2000): 125–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(200007)28:1<125::aid-eat16>3.0.co;2-9.

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Valencia-Garcia, Dellanira, Jane M. Simoni, Margarita Alegría, and David T. Takeuchi. "Social capital, acculturation, mental health, and perceived access to services among Mexican American women." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 80, no. 2 (2012): 177–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027207.

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Valencia-Garcia, Dellanira, Jane M. Simoni, Margarita Alegría, and David T. Takeuchi. "Social capital, acculturation, mental health, and perceived access to services among Mexican American women." Journal of Latina/o Psychology 1, S (2012): 78–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/2168-1678.1.s.78.

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Vidal de la Fuente, Sofía, Janet Real Ramírez, Jesús Abrahán Ruíz Rosas, and Daniela Morera González. "Evaluation of mental health and occupational stress in Mexican medical residents." Salud mental 43, no. 5 (2020): 209–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2020.029.

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Introduction. Since mental health disorders are an emerging problem in medical residents, its detection and attention must be a priority. Objetive. To compare the frequency of psychopathology in residents according to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Method. We conducted a cross-sectional study evaluating the presence of psychopathology, as well as sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in 644 residents through online questionnaires. Results. Among participants, 55.7% reported a psychiatric disorder at some point and 29.2% a current one; only 41.5% were under treatment. Additionally, 8.1% had attempted suicide, of which 32.4% attempted it during residency. We found that 6.5% of women and 3.3% of men presented “risk of psychopathology,” with a higher percentage of men presenting “severe psychopathology.” Individuals with “risk of psychopathology” presented significantly higher scores on all of the questionnaires, compared to those with “absence of psychopathology.” Discussion and conclusion. Residents with occupational stress also presented higher risks of psychopathology, suicide, and substance use. Being under psychiatric treatment significantly improved the scores on the different scales. Because residency is a period that may increase the probability of suffering psychopathology, interventions should be aimed at reducing occupational stress and bringing specialized care.

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Sotomayor-Peterson, Marcela, and Ana A. Lucero-Liu. "Correlates of mental health and well-being for Mexican female partners of migrants." International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 13, no. 4 (2017): 361–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmhsc-01-2016-0001.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the associations between familism, frequency of physical contact, and marital satisfaction with mental health and well-being in a sample of 58 female marital partners of migrants who stayed in Mexico when their spouses migrated to the USA. Design/methodology/approach In total, 58 women were recruited through word of mouth in Sonora, Mexico. All women had their partner (the father of her children) living in the USA. Survey was administered face-to-face in participants’ homes. Findings Hierarchical regression analysis found that higher marital satisfaction and frequency of physical contact predicts mental health and well-being. However, familism was not associated with mental health and well-being for female partners of migrants. Originality/value This work is unique in that the current sample of female partners of migrants originate from the Sonora border region and has greater physical contact with their partner than most studies on transnational families assume. Approximately 40 percent of participants residing in the Sonora border state meet with their partners at least once a month. Additionally, this work provides an intimate face to the understanding of the very specific processes distinctive of inhabitants of border regions that are part of international migration. In order to promote health equity, health providers (e.g. counselors) need evidence-based information to tailor services to the specific needs of underserved Mexican transnationals.

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Juarez Padilla, Janeth, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, Laura Navarrete, and Ma Asunción Lara. "Perinatal Anxiety Symptoms: Rates and Risk Factors in Mexican Women." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 1 (2020): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010082.

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Anxiety during pregnancy and after childbirth can have negative consequences for a woman and her baby. Despite growing interest in the perinatal mental health of Mexican women living in the U.S., perinatal anxiety symptom (PAS) rates and risk factors have yet to be established for women in Mexico. We sought to determine PAS rates and identify risk factors, including the traditional female role (TFR) in a sample of Mexican women. This secondary data analysis is based on 234 Mexican women who participated in a longitudinal study on perinatal depression in Mexico. Anxiety symptoms were assessed in pregnancy and at six weeks postpartum. Rates were determined through frequencies, and multiple logistics regressions were conducted to identify risk factors in the sample. The PAS rate was 21% in pregnancy and 18% postpartum. Stressful life events and depressive symptoms were associated with a higher probability of PAS. Adherence to TFR increased the probability of prenatal anxiety; lower educational attainment and low social support during pregnancy increased the probability of postpartum anxiety. The PAS rates were within the range reported in the literature. The TFR was only associated with anxiety in gestation, highlighting the role of this culturally relevant risk factor. Culturally responsive early interventions are therefore required.

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Appel, H., A. Ai, and B. Huang. "Behavioral, chronic and mental health in minority women: results from the national Latino Asian American study." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (2011): 1655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73359-4.

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IntroductionAsian Americans and Latino women underutilize mental health services.Studies show Asian American women have higher depression scores and less physical activity than their male counterparts. Ethnic minorities are deterred from seeking mental health care in a timely manner or from following appropriate treatment guidelines. Asian American women are less likely to seek mental health services compared to Latina and white women. Mental health issues in Asian and Latina women may be masked by psychosomatic complaints. Data from the National Latino Asian American Study, the first comprehensive epidemiological study of Asian Americans and Latinos in the USA.ObjectivesTo examine the behavioral, chronic and mental health issues in Latina and Asian American women.Methods3,012 Asian American and Latina American women from six ethnic subgroups (Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Cuban, Mexican, and Puerto Rican Americans) from metropolitan areas were interviewed. Measures include behavioral, drug, chronic health conditions, and mental health issues, and frequency of health service seeking using T-tests and ANOVA.ResultsThe results showed Asian Americans women have less heart disease compared with Latina American women, but higher rates of smoking. More Filipinos rated their health as “Excellent” compared with Chinese and Vietnamese, and experience less major depressive disorder than their Asian counterparts. All three Asian American subgroups experience less anxiety than Latina American women.ConclusionsWhile raters of mental health problems may be low, they are unique in how they manifest themselves, and in the distinct ways in which they seek health services. There are marked differences among major ethnic subgroups.

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Yolanda R. Davila, Margaret H. Brac. "MEXICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN A BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER: BARRIERS TO CONDOM NEGOTIATION FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION." Issues in Mental Health Nursing 20, no. 4 (1999): 333–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/016128499248529.

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Anonymous. "Post-Partum Depression for Mexican-American Women is High." Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services 31, no. 5 (1993): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/0279-3695-19930501-14.

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Vega, William A., Bohdan Kolody, and Juan Ramon Valle. "Migration and Mental Health: An Empirical Test of Depression Risk Factors among Immigrant Mexican Women." International Migration Review 21, no. 3 (1987): 512–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019791838702100304.

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Empirical research in the field of migration and mental health is rare and its recent appearance follows decades of inconsistent reports in the research literature about the risks posed by numerous precipitating and predisposing factors. This article has two goals: to summarize critically selected issues and methodological problems regarding mental health implications of migration-adaptation, and, to test empirically hypotheses derived from the Fabrega Migration Adaptation Model to determine whether they have predictive value for depressive symptomatology in a cross sectional sample of immigrant Mexican women in San Diego County. Findings from bivariate analyses indicate most Model factors were significantly related to depressive symptoms. Multivariate analyses identified demographic factors (education-income), perceived economic opportunity, perceived distance between the two centers involved in the migration, and loss of interpersonal ties in Mexico as the most parsimonious subset of depression predictors within the Model. Implications are discussed.

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Heilemann, MarySue V., Melody Coffey-Love, and Lisa Frutos. "Perceived reasons for depression among low income women of Mexican descent." Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 18, no. 5 (2004): 185–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2004.07.006.

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Vega, William A., Bohdan Kolody, and Juan Ramon Valle. "Migration and Mental Health: An Empirical Test of Depression Risk Factors among Immigrant Mexican Women." International Migration Review 21, no. 3 (1987): 512. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2546608.

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Dinh, Khanh T., Felipe González Castro, Jenn-Yun Tein, and Su Yeong Kim. "Cultural Predictors of Physical and Mental Health Status among Mexican American Women: A Mediation Model." American Journal of Community Psychology 43, no. 1-2 (2009): 35–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10464-008-9221-9.

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Wilkerson, Jared A., Niwako Yamawaki, and Samuel D. Downs. "Effects of Husbands' Migration on Mental Health and Gender Role Ideology of Rural Mexican Women." Health Care for Women International 30, no. 7 (2009): 612–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330902928824.

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González, Patricia, and Gerardo M. González. "Acculturation, Optimism, and Relatively Fewer Depression Symptoms among Mexican Immigrants and Mexican Americans." Psychological Reports 103, no. 2 (2008): 566–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.103.2.566-576.

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The mental health of individuals of Mexican origin may vary as a function of native status (i.e., Mexican born or USA born). Some have reported that Mexican Americans tend to display more depressive symptoms than Mexican immigrants. The present goal was to estimate the associations among acculturation and native status, and explore relative deprivation in the prevalence of depression. Participants included 153 individuals of Mexican origin who completed the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans, the Beck Depression Inventory–II, the Revised Generalized Expectancy for Success Scale, and relative deprivation questions. Analyses indicated women and those scoring low on acculturation were significantly more likely to report depressive symptoms. Participants who felt they had relatively better family happiness than Euro-Americans reported lower depressive symptoms. So participants' sex, acculturation, and relative lack of depressive symptoms allow better understanding of depressive symptoms among these Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants.

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Mendoza, Karla, Arianna Ulloa, Nayelhi Saavedra, Jorge Galván, and Shoshana Berenzon. "Predicting Women’s Utilization of Primary Care Mental Health Services in Mexico City." Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 8, no. 2 (2016): 83–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2150131916678497.

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Objective: To analyze factors associated with and predicting Mexican women seeking primary care mental health services (PCMHS) and provide suggestions to increase PCMHS utilization. Method: We administered a questionnaire to (N = 456) female patients in Mexico City primary care clinics. We conducted chi-square analyses of seeking PCMHS and sociodemographic variables, perceptions of and experiences with PCMHS. Our results and literature review guided our logistic regression model. Results: Women referred to a mental health provider (MHP; odds ratio [OR] = 10.81, 95% CI = 3.59-32.51), whose coping mechanisms included talking to a MHP (OR = 5.53, 95% CI = 2.10-14.53), whose primary worry is loneliness (OR = 8.15, 95% CI = 1.20-55.10), and those who follow doctor’s orders; were more likely to seek PCMHS (OR = 0.28, 95% CI = 0.09-0.92). Conclusions: Primary care providers play a fundamental role in women’s decisions to seek PCMHS. Proper referrals to PCMHS should be encouraged.

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Lown, E. Anne, and William A. Vega. "Intimate Partner Violence and Health: Self-Assessed Health, Chronic Health, and Somatic Symptoms Among Mexican American Women." Psychosomatic Medicine 63, no. 3 (2001): 352–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006842-200105000-00004.

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Halim, May Ling, Keith H. Moy, and Hirokazu Yoshikawa. "Perceived ethnic and language-based discrimination and Latina immigrant women’s health." Journal of Health Psychology 22, no. 1 (2016): 68–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315595121.

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Perceiving ethnic discrimination can have aversive consequences for health. However, little is known about whether perceiving language-based (how one speaks a second language) discrimination poses the same risks. This study examined whether perceptions of language-based and ethnic discrimination are associated with mental and physical health. Among 132 Mexican and Dominican immigrant women, perceiving ethnic and language-based discrimination each predicted psychological distress and poorer physical health. When examined together, only ethnic discrimination remained a significant predictor. These results emphasize the importance of understanding how perceived ethnic and language-based discrimination play an integral role in the health of Latina immigrant women.

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Medina-Mora, Elena. "Drinking and the oppression of women: the Mexican experience." Addiction 89, no. 8 (1994): 958–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb03355.x.

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Lucas, Faith W. "Pregnant Women of Mexican Descent: Constructions of Motherhood." Social Work in Health Care 49, no. 10 (2010): 946–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2010.518875.

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Heilemann, MarySue V., and Darcy Copeland. "Sources of Emotional Help Sought by Low Income Women of Mexican Descent." Issues in Mental Health Nursing 26, no. 2 (2005): 185–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840590901653.

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Backstrand, Jeffrey R., Lindsay H. Allen, Eulalia Martinez, and Gretel H. Pelto. "Maternal consumption ofpulque, a traditional central Mexican alcoholic beverage: relationships to infant growth and development." Public Health Nutrition 4, no. 4 (2001): 883–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/phn2001130.

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AbstractObjectives:To document the consumption during pregnancy ofpulque, a traditional central Mexican alcoholic beverage, and its relationship to subsequent infant size, physical growth and performance on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.Design:Prospective cohort study.Setting:Six villages in rural, central Mexico in 1984–1985.Subjects:Seventy mother–infant pairs.Results:Most women (72.9%) consumedpulqueduring pregnancy, and 28.6% consumed more than 150 g ethanol week−1from the beverage. Individuals who consumedpulqueshowed no compensating decrease in energy obtained from other foods.Pulqueconsumption possessed curvilinear relationships with both infant length (at 1 and 6 months) and Bayley mental performance (at 6 months). Heavypulqueintakes were associated with smaller infant size and poorer mental performance. In modest quantities,pulqueconsumption may have been beneficial due to its micronutrient content.Conclusions:Intakes of alcohol frompulquewere common among pregnant women in these rural, central Mexican villages. Given current scientific knowledge of the adverse effects of ethanol on foetal development, public health interventions are needed to reduce heavypulqueconsumption during pregnancy in some areas of rural Mexico.

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Temple, Jeff R., Rebecca Weston, and Linda L. Marshall. "Physical and Mental Health Outcomes of Women in Nonviolent, Unilaterally Violent, and Mutually Violent Relationships." Violence and Victims 20, no. 3 (2005): 335–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/vivi.20.3.335.

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Despite equivocal findings on whether men or women are more violent, the negative impact of violence is greatest for women. To determine how gender asymmetry in perpetration affects women’s health status, we conducted a study in two phases with 835 African American, Euro-American, and Mexican American low-income women in Project HOW: Health Outcomes of Women. In Phase 1, we used severity and frequency of women’s and male partners’ violence to create six groups: nonviolent (NV), uni-directional male (UM) perpetrator, uni-directional female (UF) perpetrator and, when both partners were violent, symmetrical (SYM), male primary perpetrator (MPP), and female primary perpetrator (FPP). The MPP group sustained the most threats, violence, sexual aggression, and psychological abuse. They also reported the most fear. Injury was highest in the MPP and FPP groups. In Phase 2, we examined group differences in women’s health status over time for 535 participants, who completed five annual interviews. Surprisingly, women’s health in the MPP and FPP violence groups was similar and generally worse than if violence was uni-directional.

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Alvarado-Esquivel, Cosme, Antonio Sifuentes-Alvarez, and Carlos Salas-Martinez. "Detection of mental disorders other than depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a sample of pregnant women in northern Mexico." Mental Illness 8, no. 1 (2016): 10–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mi.2016.6021.

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We sought to evaluate the capacity of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in discriminating mental disorders other than depression in pregnant women in northern Mexico. Three hundred pregnant women attending prenatal consultations in a public hospital in Durango City, Mexico submitted a validated EPDS and were examined for mental disorders other than depression using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 4th Ed. (DSM-IV) criteria. Sensitivity and specificity of cut-off points of the EPDS, and positive and negative predictive values were calculated. Of the 300 pregnant women studied, 21 had mental disorders other than depression by the DSM-IV criteria. The best EPDS score for screening mental disorders other than depression was 8/9. This threshold showed a sensitivity of 52.4%, a specificity of 67.0%, a positive predictive value of 11.5%, a negative predictive value of 95.4%, and an area under the curve of 0.643 (95% confidence interval: 0.52-0.76). The EPDS can be considered for screening mental disorders other than depression in Mexican pregnant women whenever a cut-off score of 8/9 is used. However, the tool showed small power to separate pregnant women with and without mental disorders other than depression.

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Winstone, Laura K., Linda J. Luecken, Keith A. Crnic, and Nancy A. Gonzales. "Patterns of family negativity in the perinatal period: Implications for mental health among Mexican-origin women." Journal of Family Psychology 34, no. 5 (2020): 642–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000648.

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Criado, José R., David A. Gilder, Mary A. Kalafut, and Cindy L. Ehlers. "Obesity in American Indian and Mexican American Men and Women: Associations with Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Autonomic Control." Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology 2013 (August 19, 2013): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/680687.

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Obesity is a serious public health problem, especially in some minority communities, and it has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. While obesity is a serious health concern in both American Indian and Mexican American populations, the relationship between obesity and cardiac autonomic control in these two populations is not well understood. The present study in a selected sample of American Indians and Mexican Americans assessed associations between obesity, blood pressure (BP), and cardiovascular autonomic control. Cardiovascular autonomic control, systolic and diastolic mean BP, and body mass index were obtained from one hundred thirty-two American Indian and Mexican American men and women who are literate in English and are residing legally in San Diego County. Men had a significant greater systolic and diastolic BP and were more likely to develop systolic prehypertension and hypertension than women. Obese participants showed greater mean heart rate (HR) and systolic and diastolic BP than nonobese participants. Obese men also exhibited greater cardiac sympathetic activity and lower cardiovagal control than obese women. These results suggest that obesity and gender differences in cardiovascular autonomic control may contribute to risk for cardiovascular disorders in this sample of American Indians and Mexican Americans.

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Rodriguez, Rogelio, and Alan DeWolfe. "Psychological distress among Mexican-American and Mexican women as related to status on the new immigration law." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 58, no. 5 (1990): 548–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.58.5.548.

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Stein, Karen Farchaus, Colleen Corte, and David L. Ronis. "Personal identities and disordered eating behaviors in Mexican American women." Eating Behaviors 11, no. 3 (2010): 197–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2010.02.001.

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Balcazar, Hector, Jennifer L. Krull, and Gary Peterson. "Acculturation and Family Functioning Are Related to Health Risks Among Pregnant Mexican American Women." Behavioral Medicine 27, no. 2 (2001): 62–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08964280109595772.

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Dimmitt Champion, Jane, Jennifer L. Collins, and Amy Papermaster. "Summative Content Analysis for Understanding of Romantic Relationships Among Rural Mexican American Adolescent Women." Issues in Mental Health Nursing 40, no. 5 (2019): 405–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2018.1543741.

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Nance, Douglas C. "DEPRESSION, ALCOHOL ABUSE, AND GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN MAZAHUA WOMEN IN A RURAL MEXICAN VILLAGE." Issues in Mental Health Nursing 25, no. 7 (2004): 673–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840490486746.

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Natera Rey, Guillermina, Midiam Moreno López, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano, Francisco Juárez García, and Jorge Villatoro Velázquez. "Intimate-partner violence and its relationship with substance consumption by Mexican men and women: National Survey on Addictions." Salud mental 44, no. 3 (2021): 135–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2021.018.

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Introduction. Research findings about intimate-partner violence (IPV) have focused mostly on women as victims of violence. Recent studies show the importance of violence inflicted by women towards men or between same-sex couples. Objective. To estimate the prevalence of intimate-partner violence and its association with alcohol and drug consumption in a representative sample of men and women in Mexico through secondary data analysis. Method. The data come from a representative sample who filled out the section on intimate-partner violence in the Mexican 2011 Encuesta Nacional de Adicciones (National Survey on Addictions). Results. The prevalence of intimate-partner violence in the last year was 17.6% against women and 13.4% against men. If one of the two partners consumed substances, the risk that men and women would experience violence increased, and that risk was even greater if both consumed. Discussion and conclusion. This is the first time violence against men was reported in a Mexican national study. The findings show that gender-based violence should also be considered a result of social and cultural violence.

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Frias-Armenta, Martha. "Long-term effects of child punishment on Mexican women." Child Abuse & Neglect 26, no. 4 (2002): 371–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00314-9.

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Piña-Watson, Brandy, Jasmín D. Llamas, Aundrea Garcia, and Abigail Cruz. "A Multidimensional Developmental Approach to Understanding Intragroup Marginalization and Mental Health Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults of Mexican Descent." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 41, no. 1 (2018): 42–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986318816392.

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The present study investigates whether different forms of intragroup marginalization (IM) are associated with depressive symptoms, suicide risk, life satisfaction, and self-esteem for Mexican descent adolescents and emerging adults.Furthermore, we will investigate whether these associations vary by developmental period. The sample included 722 Mexican descent adolescents and emerging adults (age range = 14-25 years, M = 19.69 years, SD = 1.75 years; 65.9% women). Higher IM-Family was related to higher depressive symptoms, suicide risk, and lower life satisfaction and self-esteem. Higher IM-Friends was related to higher depressive symptoms and suicide risk, and lower life satisfaction and self-esteem. Developmental period moderated the relationship between IM-Friends on depressive symptoms, suicide risk, and self-esteem. In addition, it moderated the relationship between IM-Ethnic Group on suicide risk.The results of this study demonstrate that the various IM dimensions are differentially associated with mental health outcomes for Latinx adolescents and emerging adults. Furthermore, these associations sometimes vary depending on the developmental period membership.

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Rodriguez-Montejano, Silvia, Victoria D. Ojeda, Ana M. Valles-Medina, and Adriana Vargas-Ojeda. "Acculturative trajectories descriptions and implications for health among 12 Mexican deported women who inject drugs." Salud mental 38, no. 6 (2015): 409–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2015.055.

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Abstract Introduction. Between 1999-2007, the U.S. deported 4.8 million migrants to Mexico; of these, 1.1 million migrants were deported to the border city of Tijuana, Baja California. Deportees are often returned to unfamiliar communities where they may experience emotional and socioeconomic stressors that may raise their risk for engaging in unsafe behaviors. Objective. This exploratory study describes adaptation to the post-deportation environment among Mexican-born injection drug-using women. Method. In 2008, we conducted qualitative interviews in Tijuana with 12 women reporting U.S. deportation. Our analytic framework focused on acculturation stress, adaptation and social capital in relation to HIV risk, considering a gender perspective. Results. We found that the stress caused by the deportation experience and acclimating to the post-deportation community may have contributed to the women’s participation in high-risk HIV behaviors (e.g., unprotected sex, sex work). Female deportees reported limited access to post-deportation social capital resources (e.g., social support, healthy social networks). Social factors (e.g., discrimination, lack of a government identification) challenged women’s resettlement and likely contributed to economic and health vulnerabilities. Discussion and conclusion. These preliminary findings suggest that deportees may benefit from organized services at repatriation, including mental health screening. Macro-level interventions that address stigma and facilitate deportees’ economic integration may help stem engagement in risk behaviors.

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D’Anna-Hernandez, Kimberly L., Maria Camille Hoffman, Gary O. Zerbe, Mary Coussons-Read, Randal G. Ross, and Mark L. Laudenslager. "Acculturation, Maternal Cortisol, and Birth Outcomes in Women of Mexican Descent." Psychosomatic Medicine 74, no. 3 (2012): 296–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/psy.0b013e318244fbde.

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Gallo, Linda C., Addie L. Fortmann, Karla Espinosa de los Monteros, et al. "Individual and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Inflammation in Mexican American Women." Psychosomatic Medicine 74, no. 5 (2012): 535–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/psy.0b013e31824f5f6d.

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López, Nancy, Edward Vargas, Melina Juarez, Lisa Cacari-Stone, and Sonia Bettez. "What’s Your “Street Race”? Leveraging Multidimensional Measures of Race and Intersectionality for Examining Physical and Mental Health Status among Latinxs." Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 4, no. 1 (2017): 49–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2332649217708798.

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Using the 2015 Latino National Health and Immigration Survey (N = 1,197), we examine the relationship between physical and mental health status and three multidimensional measures of race: (1) street race, or how you believe other “Americans” perceive your race at the level of the street; (2) socially assigned race, or what we call ascribed race, which refers to how you believe others usually classify your race in the United States; and (3) self-perceived race, or how you usually self-classify your race on questionnaires. We engage in intersectional inquiry by combining street race and gender. We find that only self-perceived race correlates with physical health and that street race is associated with mental health. We also find that men reporting their street race as Latinx or Arab were associated with higher odds of reporting worse mental health outcomes. One surprising finding was that for physical health, men reporting their street race as Latinx were associated with higher odds of reporting optimal physical health. Among women, those reporting their street race as Mexican were associated with lower odds of reporting optimal physical health when compared to all other women; for mental health status, however, we found no differences among women. We argue that street race is a promising multidimensional measure of race for exploring inequality among Latinxs.

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