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Depression Among Latina Transnational Mothers: A Systematic Review

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014

Maria Pineros-Leano, MSW, PhD Student , School of Social Work, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Background: Female led migration is a recent trend that has been gaining momentum in Latin America. However, little attention has been given to the psychological consequences of Latina mothers who leave their children in the home country and migrate to the United States to work. Therefore, it is important to investigate the mental health status of transnational Latina mothers residing in the United States and to farther identify issues for interventions and supportive services.

Methods: ProQuest, PsycInfo, and EBSCO databases were searched systematically for English-language qualitative articles and dissertations published between 1990 and 2013. The search included terms such as “depression”, “Latina”, “mothers”, “transnational mothers” and/or “migration. Initially, 73 studies were identified. After exclusionary criteria were applied 8 studies were identified and included.

Results: After conducting the search one quantitative study was found addressing the symptoms of depression that are present among transnational mothers. A total of 7 qualitative studies were found addressing other issues besides mental health the issue of depression become evident throughout the experiences described by the Latina mothers themselves.

Implications: In order to be able to treat Latina transnational mothers for depression, it is essential to identify these women and assess their needs. Therefore, public health social workers and other clinicians first need to focus on developing strategies to reach this population and assess their mental health needs. Also, researchers need to focus on developing innovative strategies to identify, recruit, and test interventions that address the unique issues that transnational mothers face.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Identify feelings of depression among transnational mothers Describe the implications of transnational motherhood on the creation and development of interventions Formulate recruitment strategies that target transnational mothers

Keyword(s): Latinos, Mental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a doctoral student and I have been conducting research with the Latino population for the last 4 years. Also, I have facilitated multiple Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapies with Latina mothers. Among my interests is the development of an intervention that addresses the issues faced among transnational Latina mothers.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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