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REYES-RODRIGUEZ, Mae Lynn  e  BULIK, Cynthia M.. Toward a cultural adaptation of eating disorders treatment for Latinos in United States. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2010, vol.1, n.1, pp.27-35. ISSN 2007-1523.

Eating disorders affect all ethnic and socioeconomic groups. However, currently available assessment instruments, which were developed and validated for exclusively Caucasian populations. With the purpose to develop a culturally sensitive framework for the eating disorders treatment in Latinos/as, the objectives of this work were: 1) identify and describe some of the relevant cultural elements for eating disorders in the Latino population and, 2) to draft a culturally sensitive intervention model for eating disorders in Latino population in the United States. Providing culturally sensitive treatments for Latinos with psychiatric disorders is essential to reverse public health disparities.

Palavras-chave : cultural adaptation; Latinos; treatment; eating disorders.