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Are somatic symptoms and related distress more prevalent in Hispanic/Latino youth? Some methodological considerations
1Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR. gcanino@rcm.upr.edu
Abstract:
This article comments on the current status of the anxiety literature involving Latino children and adolescents. As the 2 articles that focus on Hispanic/Latino youth in this special section independently found somatic symptoms to be more prevalent in Latino youth than other racial/ethnic groups (Pina & Silverman, this issue; Varela et al., this issue), this commentary discusses methodological considerations for guiding future anxiety research and makes suggestions for clinicians who treat Latino children and adolescents.
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