Accurate assessment of dysfunction is central to clinical psychological science, essential for
valid conclusions about prevalence, risk, and appropriate intervention. Measures applied …

The goal of this chapter is to present a conceptual framework, the Multicultural Social Justice
Framework (MSJF), to interpret previous prevention scholarship, identify existing limitations …

Background: Hispanics/Latinos of Dominican background living in United States (US) have
the highest hypertension prevalence compared with other Hispanic/Latino persons …

Abstract The Dominican Republic has a population of over 10 million, from which an
estimated 20% fall within the age range of 10 to 19 years old (OECD, 2012). The provision of …

Purpose To look for structural and/or functional deviations of the salience network in
depressive patients that might help to identify individuals with ideation of suicide. Material …

We compared suicide attempts, depressed mood, and drug use of 1,710 Dominican public
high school students in New York City (NYC) and 9,573 in the Dominican Republic (DR) in …

As tentativas de suicídio podem ser conceituadas como atos intencionais de autoagressão
que não resultam em morte. No Brasil foram registrados mais de 30 óbitos autoprovocados …

Objective: To trace the history of psychiatry in the Dominican Republic. Method: Historical
accounts are reviewed from the archival history of the DR. Results: The part of the island of …

This chapter will address the prevalence of mental disorders among the ethnic minority
groups (African American, Latinx, and Asian American) in the United States according to …

This chapter reviews the literature on the risk of suicide-related events along the full
spectrum of ideation, behaviour, and suicide deaths among Latin America and the …