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Aging and Ethnicity: Issues for Clinical Practice

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Due to dramatic improvements in life expectancy among Americans from diverse ethnic groups, the “graying of America” is resulting in a particularly marked increase in ethnic diversity in late life. Clinicians must be prepared to address the problems of older ethnic minority patients, who present with distinct problems during late life and may present these problems in culturally prescribed ways. Cultural variations in views about the nature of mental disorders, issues in assessing and treating depression and dementia, and attention to issues of family caregivers are deserving of special attention.

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  1. Department of Gerontology, Department of Psychology, and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

    William E. Haley

  2. Department of Gerontology, Aging Studies Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

    Beth Han

  3. Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

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Haley, W.E., Han, B. & Henderson, J.N. Aging and Ethnicity: Issues for Clinical Practice. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 5, 393–409 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026266422665

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