Research suggests that Latinx young adults experiencing heart-focused anxiety could be at greater risk for mental health disorders.
Scientists at the University of Houston indicate some eye-opening findings. They reiterate that heart-focused anxiety among Latinx is an important predictor for general depression and overall anxiety.
We can understand it like this, for some coffee drinkers, a common scenario might see drinking an extra cup only to end up with a racing heart and a subtle reminder of cutting down the caffeine.
But for those who have a different thinking pattern, the racing heart might conclude with the fear of a heart attack and a trip to the emergency room.
This might suggest that the young Latinx adults who experience heart-focused anxiety could be at greater risk for mental health disorders.
The population segment here is Latinx young adults, with some previous trauma who were born in the US. Their trauma might have past experiences of racism-related and transgenerational stress.
The Latinx do not view these issues as mental health issues. They rather turn them into physical symptoms and report them. For example, anxiety seen as a headache or breathlessness problem.
Moreover, treatment for mental health conditions among Latinx populations is often limited. But these results can significantly contribute towards developing specialized intervention strategies.
Researchers can now work by reducing heart-focused anxiety. Through that you are likely decreasing their risk for a whole range of mental health problems.
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