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Sue , S Chu , J . Y (2003 . The mental health of ethnic minority groups : challenges posed by

the supplement to the surgeon general 's report on mental health Culture , Medicine and Psychiatry , Vol . 27 , No . 4 , 447-465

Reading the title and the objective of the research study , I was kind of skeptical about the main assertion of the authors , which was that there is a strong connection between the prevalence of mental diss , and ethnic minority groups that individuals belong to

. I have read studies about genetics or heredity and environment as contributing factors to the occurrence of mental diss , however , I have not heard about the influence of ethnicity on mental health . Therefore , I am in no position to either agree or disagree with the assertions of this particular research , primarily . Reading through the rest of the research , I would have to say that the authors presented a comprehensive amount of data which supported their claim . Enlightened about the issue , perhaps , I would agree that the most significant contributory factor would be the limited access of the minority groups identified to mental health services . Culture would be less significant in explaining the phenomenon , because if I were to agree with this idea , it is like I am generalizing the prevalence of mental diss to minority groups Moreover , it promotes the idea of racism or discrimination

Primarily , reading an article that I am not really aware about contributed to my interest in the . This time around , the article is yet again disputing another published research study regarding the matter . Disputes , such as these , are intriguing , it adds more knowledge regarding mental health , and ethnic minority groups because an individual learns about two sides of the issue

Yes , the article revealed a comprehensive take on the issue as its objective was to study all the angles of ethnicity and mental health Contrasting results to the previous study by the Surgeon General 's Supplement , as well as the agreeable points of the same study , were all explicated . However , there needs to be another study regarding the issue in to answer the questions left by the study , supplement both research studies , and synthesize all ideas in to form a unified body of knowledge about the said

Marielena , L , Gamboa , C , Kahramanian , M .I , Morales , L .S Hayes-Bautista , H .B (2005

Acculturation and Latino health in the United States : a review of the literature and its sociopolitical context ' Annual Review Public Health , Vol . 26 , 367-397

In any aspect of life with regards to multiculturalism , acculturation seems to be one of the determinants of an individual 's way of life Acculturation does not only influence health , but also other factors such as education , political beliefs , language , choice of food or clothing , and culture in its entirety . It is not surprising to learn that the healths of Latinos , who form a specific multiracial group in the country , are influenced by acculturation . One of the...