Introduction | p. 1 |
Diversity of Aging Experience in Latin America and the Caribbean | p. 5 |
Life Satisfaction and Peace of Mind: A Comparative Analysis of Elderly Hispanic and Other Elderly Americans | p. 21 |
The Family and Its Aged Members: The Cuban Experience | p. 45 |
Ethnocultural Themes in Caregiving to Alzheimer's Disease Patients in Hispanic Families | p. 59 |
Pre-Bereavement Factors Related to Adjustment Among Older Anglo and Mexican-American Widows | p. 75 |
Spanish Translation and Validation of a Neuropsychological Battery: Performance of Spanish- and English-Speaking Alzheimer's Disease Patients and Normal Comparison Subjects | p. 95 |
Acculturation and Depression in Mexican-American Elderly | p. 109 |
Alcoholism and the Hispanic Older Adult | p. 123 |
Assessing Impairment Among Hispanic Elderly: Biomedical and Ethnomedical Perspectives | p. 131 |
Treating the Sequelae of a Curse in Elderly Mexican-Americans | p. 145 |
The Self-Reliance Behavior of the Hispanic Elderly in Comparison to Their Use of Formal Mental Health Helping Networks | p. 157 |
Barriers to Health Care Access Faced by Elderly Mexican Americans | p. 171 |
Mexican-American Involuntary Arrival at Crisis Service | p. 179 |
Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Caregivers of Persons with Memory Impairments: A Brief Report | p. 183 |
Appendixes: Psychometric Scales in Spanish Translation | |
Appendix I: International Version of Mental Status Questionnaire | p. 193 |
Appendix II: Hypochondriasis Scale | p. 197 |
Appendix III: Geriatric Depression Scale | p. 199 |
Index | p. 203 |
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