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Barriers to Treatment Engagement for Depression Amongst Male Mexican Immigrants Living in California: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Achenbach, Peter Richard
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6433-0787
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1656085234901805

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2022, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch Santa Barbara: Clinical Psychology.
Latin American countries tended to access mental health treatment at lower rates than their non-immigrant counterparts. There appeared to be limited to no studies that focused on male Mexican immigrants. Most studies focused on mental health treatment engagement and barriers that fell under the proxy variable of the Latino culture. This could aid in researchers failing to understand specific Mexican-cultural aspects in their research. Therefore, this qualitative descriptive study aimed to describe the experiences of male Mexican immigrants who had immigrated to the United States and explore barriers to treatment engagement they encountered to experiencing depression. Being guided by cultural identity theory, this study collected data from six participants via semi-structured interviews, where male Mexican immigrants described their perceptions and experiences on treatment engagement and any identified barriers when experiencing depression. Four themes emerged from the dataset that included: (a) Mexican culture shapes experiences of depression, (b) depression is experienced as restrictive to daily life, (c) culture is a significant barrier to treatment engagement, and (d) family and faith assist in overcoming treatment barriers toward engagement. The results of this study highlight the importance of clinicians to examine cultural aspects of depression in their Mexican patients. Clinicians need to understand the role that family and faith play in depression and how culture can shape treatment engagement and the success of managing symptoms. This can assist them in building appropriate treatment plans that align with their culture versus that of mainstream society. Additionally, language alone is not the only alignment many treatment providers can offer. Aligning practices with the culture strengthens treatment plans by concentrating on the client's combined lifestyle, culture, and experiences. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA, https://aura/antioch.edu/ and OhioLINK ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu
Salvador Trevino, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Agnes Regeczkey, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Michael Seabaugh, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
95 p.
Clinical Psychology; Psychology; Psychotherapy
Mexican males, depression, Mexicans, Latinos Mexican men, barriers to treatment, mental health, immigrants, immigrant depression, male immigrants, culture, cultural depression, anxiety, cultural identity, Cultural Identity Theory, psychotherapy, acculturation

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  • Achenbach, P. R. (2022). Barriers to Treatment Engagement for Depression Amongst Male Mexican Immigrants Living in California: A Qualitative Descriptive Study [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1656085234901805

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Achenbach, Peter. Barriers to Treatment Engagement for Depression Amongst Male Mexican Immigrants Living in California: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. 2022. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1656085234901805.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Achenbach, Peter. "Barriers to Treatment Engagement for Depression Amongst Male Mexican Immigrants Living in California: A Qualitative Descriptive Study." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1656085234901805

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