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Acculturation has been shown to have a direct relationship with levels of substance use; many studies show that the higher the level of acculturation to US culture, the higher rates of overall consumption. Research on the topic usually points that: Hispanic and Latino cultural features and values exert a protective effect on risk factors. Promotion of Hispanic and Latino values may be an important component of preventive and treatment interventions for this population. Acculturation: A Risk Factor to Behavioral Health Problems in Hispanic and Latino Population What is Acculturation? Acculturation refers to those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuous firsthand contact, with subsequent changes in the original culture patterns of either or both groups. Webinar Please register for Acculturation: A Risk Factor to Behavioral Health Problems in Hispanic and Latino Population on July 17, 2013 9:00 AM MDT/12:00 PM EDT at: REGISTER HERE Webinar will be in English As the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States (US) grows, understanding the role acculturation plays in the health and health care outcomes of this group becomes increasingly important for the behavioral health service providers. Role of acculturation Language barriers and perceived discrimination have the potential of putting acculturating individuals at greater risk for negative behavioral health outcomes. Hispanics born in the US, or who have spent a considerable amount of time in the US, are more likely to be diagnosed with psychiatric disorders than are those born abroad or who arrived more recently. The changes associated with acculturation are profound and inherently may be stressful and therefore constitute a major risk factor for the development of behavioral health problems. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Hispanics, especially substance use disorders, increases with the degree of acculturation. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Alaniz, A. A. (2002). Migration, acculturation, displacement and “substance abuse”. Substance Use and Misuse, 37, 1253-1257. Akins, S., Mosher, C. Smith, C. L. & Gauthier, J. F. (2008). The effect of acculturation on patterns of Hispanic substance use in Washington State. Journal of Drug Issues, 38, 103-118. Blanco, C., Morcillo, C., Alegría, M., Dedios, M. C., Fernández –Navarro, P., Regincos, R. & Wang, S. (2013). Acculturation and drug use disorders among Hispanics in the U.S. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, 226-232. David, E. J. R., Okazaki, S., & Saw, A. (2009). Bicultural self-efficacy among college students: Initial scale development and mental health correlates. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56(2), 211-226. National Hispanic and Latino ATTC. (2013). Cultural elements in treating Hispanic and Latino populations (revision 2013). Bayamón, PR: Universidad Central del Caribe. Redfield, R., Linton, R. & Herkovits, M. J. (1936). Memorandum for the study of acculturation. American Anthropologist, 38, 149-152. Sánchez, M., Rice, E., Stein, J., Milburn, N. G. & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2010). Acculturation, coping styles, and health risk behaviors among HIV positive Latinas. AIDS Behavior, 14, 401-409. Shwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B.l & Szapocznik, J. (2010). Rethinking the concepts of acculturation: Implications for theory and research. American Psychologist, 65, 237-251

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Factsheet of the National Hispanic and Latino ATTC on the topic of acculturation.

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Acculturation has been shown to have a

direct relationship with levels of

substance use; many studies show that

the higher the level of acculturation to

US culture, the higher rates of overall

consumption.

Research on the topic usually points

that: Hispanic and Latino cultural

features and values exert a protective

effect on risk factors. Promotion of

Hispanic and Latino values may be an

important component of preventive and

treatment interventions for this

population.

Acculturation: A Risk Factor to Behavioral Health Problems in

Hispanic and Latino Population

What is Acculturation?

Acculturation refers to those

phenomena which result when groups

of individuals having different cultures

come into continuous firsthand contact,

with subsequent changes in the original

culture patterns of either or both groups.

Webinar

Please register for Acculturation: A Risk Factor to

Behavioral Health Problems in Hispanic and Latino Population on July 17, 2013

9:00 AM MDT/12:00 PM EDT at:

REGISTER HERE

Webinar will be in English

As the Hispanic and Latino population in the

United States (US) grows, understanding the

role acculturation plays in the health and health

care outcomes of this group becomes

increasingly important for the behavioral health

service providers.

Role of acculturation

Language barriers and perceived discrimination have the potential of

putting acculturating individuals at greater risk for negative

behavioral health outcomes.

Hispanics born in the US, or who have spent a considerable amount

of time in the US, are more likely to be diagnosed with psychiatric

disorders than are those born abroad or who arrived more recently.

The changes associated with

acculturation are profound and

inherently may be stressful and

therefore constitute a major risk

factor for the development of

behavioral health problems.

The prevalence of psychiatric

disorders among Hispanics,

especially substance use

disorders, increases with the

degree of acculturation.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Alaniz, A. A. (2002). Migration, acculturation, displacement and “substance abuse”. Substance Use and Misuse, 37, 1253-1257. Akins, S., Mosher, C. Smith, C. L. & Gauthier, J. F. (2008). The effect of acculturation on patterns of Hispanic substance use in Washington State. Journal of Drug Issues, 38, 103-118. Blanco, C., Morcillo, C., Alegría, M., Dedios, M. C., Fernández –Navarro, P., Regincos, R. & Wang, S. (2013). Acculturation and drug use disorders among Hispanics in the U.S. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, 226-232. David, E. J. R., Okazaki, S., & Saw, A. (2009). Bicultural self-efficacy among college students: Initial scale development and mental health correlates. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56(2), 211-226. National Hispanic and Latino ATTC. (2013). Cultural elements in treating Hispanic and Latino populations (revision 2013). Bayamón, PR: Universidad Central del Caribe. Redfield, R., Linton, R. & Herkovits, M. J. (1936). Memorandum for the study of acculturation. American Anthropologist, 38, 149-152. Sánchez, M., Rice, E., Stein, J., Milburn, N. G. & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2010). Acculturation, coping styles, and health risk behaviors among HIV positive Latinas. AIDS Behavior, 14, 401-409. Shwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B.l & Szapocznik, J. (2010). Rethinking the concepts of acculturation: Implications for theory and research. American Psychologist, 65, 237-251

La aculturación tiene una relación

directa con los niveles de uso de

sustancias; muchos estudios muestran

que mientras más alto es el nivel de

aculturación a la cultura de los EE.UU.,

más altas son las tasas de consumo.

Hallazgos investigativos sugieren que

los hispanos y latinos con mayor

aculturación utilizan estrategias de

manejo negativas, mientras que los que

tienen menos aculturación utilizan más

estrategias de manejo espirituales y

relacionadas al sistema social.

Aculturación como Factor de Riesgo para los Problemas Salud

Conductual en la Población Hispana y Latina

¿Qué es aculturación?

La aculturación se refiere a los fenómenos

que ocurren como resultado del contacto

continuo y de primera mano de grupos o

individuos que tienen diferentes culturas, y

a los cambios subsecuentes en los

patrones culturales originales en cualquiera

de los grupos o en ambos grupos.

En la medida en que crece la población hispana

y latina en los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.), cada

vez se hace más importante para los

proveedores de servicios de salud conductual la

comprensión del rol que juega la aculturación en

la salud y en el cuidado de salud de este grupo.

Rol de la aculturación

Las barreras relacionadas al idioma, y la discriminación percibida, tienen el potencial de poner a los individuos con más aculturación en un mayor riesgo de tener resultados negativos en el área de la salud conductual. Los hispanos nacidos en los EE.UU., o que han pasado un tiempo considerable en ese país, tienen mayor probabilidad de ser diagnosticados con trastornos psiquiátricos que aquellos que nacieron fuera de, o que llegaron más recientemente a EE.UU.

Los cambios asociados a la aculturación son profundos y pueden ser inherentemente estresantes, por lo que constituyen un factor de riesgo mayor para el desarrollo de problemas de salud conductual. La prevalencia de trastornos psiquiátricos entre los hispanos, especialmente los trastornos por uso de sustancias, aumentan con el nivel de aculturación.

BIBLIOGRAFÍA: Alaniz, A. A. (2002). Migration, acculturation, displacement and “substance abuse”. Substance Use and Misuse, 37, 1253-1257. Akins, S., Mosher, C. Smith, C. L. & Gauthier, J. F. (2008). The effect of acculturation on patterns of Hispanic substance use in Washington State. Journal of Drug Issues, 38, 103-118. Blanco, C., Morcillo, C., Alegría, M., Dedios, M. C., Fernández –Navarro, P., Regincos, R. & Wang, S. (2013). Acculturation and drug use disorders among Hispanics in the U.S. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, 226-232. David, E. J. R., Okazaki, S., & Saw, A. (2009). Bicultural self-efficacy among college students: Initial scale development and mental health correlates. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56(2), 211-226. National Hispanic and Latino ATTC. (2013). Cultural elements in treating Hispanic and Latino populations (revision 2013). Bayamón, PR: Universidad Central del Caribe. Redfield, R., Linton, R. & Herkovits, M. J. (1936). Memorandum for the study of acculturation. American Anthropologist, 38, 149-152. Sánchez, M., Rice, E., Stein, J., Milburn, N. G. & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2010). Acculturation, coping styles, and health risk behaviors among HIV positive Latinas. AIDS Behavior, 14, 401-409. Shwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B.l & Szapocznik, J. (2010). Rethinking the concepts of acculturation: Implications for theory and research. American Psychologist, 65, 237-251

Seminario en línea

Para participar de “Acculturation: A Risk Factor to Behavioral Health Problems in Hispanic and Latino

Population” el próximo 17 de Julio de 2013 a las 9:00 AM MDT/12:00 PM

EDT, oprima sobre el siguiente enlace:

MATRICULATE AQUÍ

El seminario será ofrecido en inglés