Other Titles
Noting Cultural Differences in the Arena of Mental Health [Session]
Abstract
Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Determining culturally based methods of care aligning with patient values and preferences is a focal point in mental health services provision. Unfortunately, few studies have focus on mental health treatment preferences of persons of Mexican heritage. A wide range of factors may influence treatment preferences including personal characteristics, acculturation perspectives about mental health issues, illness and treatment experience, and media influences presented in English and Spanish. Achieving patient-centered care in mental health services begins with understanding patient values and preferences and adapting services to meet needs, values and preferences.
Problem: This qualitative study describes the treatment preferences, media preferences and influences, and ascribed meanings of mental health treatment for persons of Mexican heritage.
Methods: In this IRB approved study, twenty-one participants living along the US-Mexico border in Yuma County, Arizona were interviewed and responses analyzed using Atlas-ti qualitative analysis software. The participants reported twenty-five treatment preferences associated with their demographics.
Results: Media influences on mental health information and ascribed meaning of mental health and illness also affected treatment preferences. Themes identified included- prescribed mental health treatments, self-management interventions, and holistic- integrative medicine treatments. Implications for provision of culturally-sensitive mental health services will be discussed. Mental health services for persons of Mexican heritage should include varying holistic mental health treatment practices, need for varied media modes and an understanding of potential meanings for mental health issues and illness.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Kappa at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Mental Health Treatment, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Mental Health, Media Preferences in Mental Health
Recommended Citation
Sorrell, Tanya Renee', "Mental health treatment and media preferences for persons of Mexican heritage" (2016). Convention. 279.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2015/presentations_2015/279
Conference Name
43rd Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Conference Year
2015
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Mental health treatment and media preferences for persons of Mexican heritage
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Determining culturally based methods of care aligning with patient values and preferences is a focal point in mental health services provision. Unfortunately, few studies have focus on mental health treatment preferences of persons of Mexican heritage. A wide range of factors may influence treatment preferences including personal characteristics, acculturation perspectives about mental health issues, illness and treatment experience, and media influences presented in English and Spanish. Achieving patient-centered care in mental health services begins with understanding patient values and preferences and adapting services to meet needs, values and preferences.
Problem: This qualitative study describes the treatment preferences, media preferences and influences, and ascribed meanings of mental health treatment for persons of Mexican heritage.
Methods: In this IRB approved study, twenty-one participants living along the US-Mexico border in Yuma County, Arizona were interviewed and responses analyzed using Atlas-ti qualitative analysis software. The participants reported twenty-five treatment preferences associated with their demographics.
Results: Media influences on mental health information and ascribed meaning of mental health and illness also affected treatment preferences. Themes identified included- prescribed mental health treatments, self-management interventions, and holistic- integrative medicine treatments. Implications for provision of culturally-sensitive mental health services will be discussed. Mental health services for persons of Mexican heritage should include varying holistic mental health treatment practices, need for varied media modes and an understanding of potential meanings for mental health issues and illness.
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43rd Biennial Convention 2015 Theme: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, Lead Globally.`