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South Asian and Middle Eastern American older adults
— dementia, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders | | Author(s) | Philip Sayegh, Jennifer Kellough, Poorni G Otilingam, Cecilia Y M Poon |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 36, no 3, May-June 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May-June 2013 |
| Pages | pp 216-240 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Ethnic groups ; Asian people ; United States of America ; Psychiatric treatment ; Therapy. |
| Annotation | This review discusses topics associated with dementia and mood and anxiety disorders among South Asian and Middle Eastern American older adults. These two groups have been seriously understudied in the fields of both mental health and dementia despite the fact that they represent two of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States. Firstly existing research results are presented regarding the prevalence of these disorders and gaps in the research are noted. Secondly culture-specific findings are discussed pertaining to psychometric, psychodiagnostic, and psychotherapeutic considerations that incorporate contextual factors, such as beliefs, language, family, religion, acculturation, war trauma and discrimination. The study concludes with the following recommendations: to design population-based studies to obtain consistent prevalence data and ascertain the epidemiologic burden of these disorders; test measurement invariance and validate psychodiagnostic measures; and conduct research to test the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions and outreach efforts. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130823246 A |
| Classmark | EA: ENR: ENP: TK: TKK: 7T: LP: LO |
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