This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by McNeill, B. W. Articles by Gómez, S. P. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Current Directions in Chicana/o Psychology

Washington State University, McNeill{at}mail.wsu.edu

Loreto R. Prieto

University of Akron

Yolanda Flores Niemann

Washington State University

Marc Pizarro

San Jose State University

Elizabeth M. Vera

Loyola University Chicago

Sylvia P. Gómez

Washington State University

In this Major Contribution, we focus on the mental and psychological health issues relevant to Mexican Americans or Chicanas/os, and we identify and introduce some important contemporary areas of research that reflect the unifying theme of Current Directions in Chicana/o Psychology. These areas include counseling, assessment, and service-delivery issues; the content and influence of stereotypes; and the role of ethnic identity in the psychological health of Chicana/o people. To provide an ecological context for the series of articles that follow, identifying labels/terminology, demographics, cultural characteristics, and political barriers descriptive of Chicanas/os are addressed. Our hope is that the series of articles composing this issue serves to raise the awareness of mental health professionals about issues facing Chicanas/os and to provide guidelines for future counseling intervention and research.

The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 29, No. 1, 5-17 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/0011000001291001


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				L. Y. Flores, R. L. Navarro, J. L. Smith, and A. M. Ploszaj Testing a Model of Nontraditional Career Choice Goals With Mexican American Adolescent Men Journal of Career Assessment, May 1, 2006; 14(2): 214 - 234. [Abstract] [PDF]

				L. Y. Flores, M. D. Carrubba, and G. E. Good Feminism and Mexican American Adolescent Women: Examining the Psychometric Properties of Two Measures Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, February 1, 2006; 28(1): 48 - 64. [Abstract] [PDF]

				P. Arredondo, R. M. D. Aviles, C. P. Zalaquett, M. d. P. Grazioso, V. Bordes, L. Hita, and B. J. Lopez The Psychohistorical Approach in Family Counseling With Mestizo/Latino Immigrants: A Continuum and Synergy of Worldviews The Family Journal, January 1, 2006; 14(1): 13 - 27. [Abstract] [PDF]

				L. R. Prieto, B. W. McNeill, R. G. Walls, and S. P. Gomez Chicanas/os and Mental Health Services: An Overview of Utilization, Counselor Preference, and Assessment Issues The Counseling Psychologist, January 1, 2001; 29(1): 18 - 54. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. Pizarro and E. M. Vera Chicana/o Ethnic Identity Research: Lessons for Researchers and Counselors The Counseling Psychologist, January 1, 2001; 29(1): 91 - 117. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. J. T. Vasquez Advancing the Study of Chicana/o Psychology The Counseling Psychologist, January 1, 2001; 29(1): 118 - 127. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. M. Casas Directions and Redirections in Chicano Psychology The Counseling Psychologist, January 1, 2001; 29(1): 128 - 138. [Abstract] [PDF]