Study: Computerized System Breaks Down Language Barrier
To Treat Depression In Spanish-Speaking Populations
By Molly Nance
Not everyone will admit to being depressed, and to make matters complicated, minority populations are less likely to seek mental health treatment. Furthermore, for the growing Latino population across the United States, there are limited resources for Spanish-speaking Latinos to obtain mental health treatment.
“It’s true. There is a stigma across different racial groups, and that’s still a challenge,” says Dr. Gerardo Gonzalez, dean of graduate studies and associate vice president for research at California State University, San Marcos.
That’s why Gonzalez has conducted studies to better enhance medical attention for the Latino population that is dealing with depression.
Gonzalez’s study that assessed depression within the Latino population was published in May in the Hispanic Journal of Behavior Sciences.
