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Population disparities in mental health: Insights from cultural neuroscience

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  • Chiao, J.Y.
  • Blizinsky, K.D.

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By 2050, nearly 1 in 5 Americans (19%) will be an immigrant, including Hispanics, Blacks, and Asians, compared to the 1 in 8 (12%) in 2005. They will vary in the extent to which they are at risk for mental health disorders. Given this increase in cultural diversity within the United States and costly population health disparities across cultural groups, it is essential to develop a more comprehensive understanding of how culture affects basic psychological and biological mechanisms. We examine these basic mechanisms that underlie population disparities in mental health through cultural neuroscience. We discuss the challenges to and opportunities for cultural neuroscience research to determine sociocultural and biological factors that confer risk for and resilience to mental health disorders across the globe.

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  • Chiao, J.Y. & Blizinsky, K.D., 2013. "Population disparities in mental health: Insights from cultural neuroscience," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(SUPPL.1), pages 122-132.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301440_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301440
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    1. Kristyn Frank & Feng Hou, 2019. "Source-country individualism, cultural shock, and depression among immigrants," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 64(4), pages 479-486, May.

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