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Experts say depression on the rise among US Hispanic women As they battle economic woes and try to bridge the cultural gap, depression and other mental troubles are on the rise among Latin American women immigrants to the United States. Experts say because Latinos are usually poorer, they have higher rates of depression. A report by the Centers for Disease Control says Hispanic female teens in the United States were the group most likely to seriously contemplate suicide, with nearly a quarter of Latina teens having considered suicide compared with around 17 percent of teens overall. The stress of adapting to U.S. society -- acculturation -- was also fueling depression and behavioral disorders. Immigrants from Latin America try to maintain traditional family ties that dominate their culture while developing the self-focused drive for success so prized in U.S. society. Meanwhile, young Hispanic women who successfully navigate the cultural straits separating Latinos and the European-origin majority in the United States are more likely to develop eating disorders, yet few of them seek help for these conditions, said the experts. Source: Zeitvogel, Karin. “Depression on the rise among US Hispanic women: experts.” AFP, May 7, 2008, http://news.yahoo.com
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