Mental Health and Mobil ICT in Indigenous Transnational Communities

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Maximino Matus Ruiz
Rodrigo Ramirez Autran
Estefania Castillo Balderas
Gloria Cariño Huerta

Abstract

This article explores the potential uses of information communication technologies (icts) in the treatment of mental health issues in transnational communities. Drawing on research conducted among residents of San Miguel, Oaxaca, living in both Mexico and the United States, this study describes the community's mental health prof ile, including patterns of alcoholism and drug use, as well as access to and use of icts. These two themes are then analyzed together, to explore the potential of icts in the treatment of mental health in transnational communities.

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Matus Ruiz, M., Ramirez Autran, R., Castillo Balderas, E., & Cariño Huerta, G. (2016). Mental Health and Mobil ICT in Indigenous Transnational Communities. Frontera Norte, 28(56), 135–163. https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v29i56.221
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Author Biographies

Maximino Matus Ruiz, CONACYT

Doctor en Sociología por la Universidad de Wageningen, Holanda. Maestro en semiótica por la Universidad de Tartu, Estonia. Maestro en Antropología por el CIESAS-Occidente. Investigador de cátedras CONACyT adscrito al DES-COLEF.  Miembro del SIN. Nivel. 1.

Rodrigo Ramirez Autran, Infotec

Maestro en Antropología social por la universidad Iberoamericana. Investigador Oficina de Tecno-antropología, Infotec.

Estefania Castillo Balderas, El COLEF

Estudiante de la maestría en Estudios culturales, El COLEF

Gloria Cariño Huerta, Infotec

Colaboradora de la Oficina de Tecno-Antropología, Infotec

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