Psychosocial risk factors for eating disorders in Hispanic females of diverse ethnic background and non-Hispanic females

Treating ethnic minority adults with anxiety disorders: Current status and future recommendations

“…The many countries and cultures of origin that in the United States we consider together as “Hispanic/Latino[a]” can be associated with a different culture that partly dictates the perception of psychological illnesses as well as what is considered a reasonable option for management of those issues. In the area of body image and eating disorders, there is at least one investigation that found differences in body dissatisfaction by country of origin (George, Erb, Harris, & Casazza, 2007). However, the development of culturally specific interventions for each culture will take time and therefore is impractical.…”

A pilot intervention to reduce eating disorder risk in Latina women

“…Data suggest that the risk for eating disorders in Latina women is high, indicating the need for prevention programmes with this group (George, Erb, Harris, & Casazza, 2007). There are issues that are unique to Latina culture that may increase risk (Rubin, Fitts, & Becker, 2003).…”

Disordered eating behaviors in young adult Mexican American women: Prevalence and associations with health risks

“…al, 2011). However, one limitation of these studies is that most studies completed to date have included heterogenous samples of Latinas despite evidence that significant variability exists among subpopulations in health outcomes (Fortmann, et al, 2012; George, Erb, Harris & Casazza, 2007), care seeking behaviors (Getrich, et al, 2012) and access to treatment (Gonzalez, Vega, Williams, Tarraf & West, 2010). …”