Includes bibliogr. references and indexes.

Characterization of the Latino population / Jorge G. Garcia, Sylvia Marotta -- Ethnic identity of Latino children / Martha E. Bernal, George P. Knight -- Central American youth exposed to war violence / Maria Cecilia Zea, Virginia A. Diehl, Katherine S. Porterfield -- A sociocultural context for understanding gang involvement among Mexican-American male youth / Jerald Belitz, Diana M. Valdez -- Latino culture and sex : implications for HIV prevention / Barbara VanOss Marin, Cynthia A. Gomez -- Treatment barriers : accessing and accepting professional help / John J. Echeverry -- A conceptual framework for conducting psychotherapy with Mexican-American college students / Augustine (Gus) Baron, Madonna G. Constantine -- Anger, ataques de nervios, and la mujer puertorriquena : sociocultural considerations and treatment implications / Migdalia Rivera-Arzola, Julia Ramos-Grenier -- Mental health needs of Latinos with professional status / Lillian Comas-Diaz -- The evolution of structural ecosystemic theory for working with Latino families / Jose Szapocznik ... [et al.] -- Treatment issues with Latinos addicted to cocaine and heroin / Felipe G. Castro, Helen M. Tafoya-Barraza -- Socioeconomic and cultural factors in rehabilitation of Latinos with disabilities / Maria Cecilia Zea ... [et al.] -- Linguistic barriers in health education and services / Juan Preciado, Manuel Henry -- Limitations of an acultural health psychology for Latinos : reconstructing the African influence on Latino culture and health-related behaviors / Maria Cecilia Zea, Tirsis Quezada, Faye Z. Belgrave.