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Overview

Peter J. Guarnaccia is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, psychology, and health professions, with specific focus on subfields such as sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and general health professions.

Their work extensively addresses topics including cultural competency in health care, migration, health and trauma, as well as interpreting and communication in healthcare. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach to understanding health-related challenges within diverse cultural and social contexts.

Guarnaccia's recent publication record includes a paper titled Patient identity narratives through the cultural formulation interview in a New York City outpatient clinic (2023), published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly. This contribution examines patient experiences and identity within clinical settings.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Roberto Lewis-Fernandéz, William W. Dressler, Sue Estroff, Alan Harwood, and Craig Janes. Each of these coauthors has partnered with Guarnaccia on multiple occasions, supporting the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of their research.

The primary venue for Guarnaccia's publications includes Medical Anthropology Quarterly, reflecting a focus on medical anthropology and qualitative health research.

Best Publications

  • Considering context, place and culture: the National Latino and Asian American Study

    Margarita Alegria;David Takeuchi;Glorisa Canino;Naihua Duan

  • Cultural Psychopathology: Uncovering the Social World of Mental Illness

    Steven Regeser Lopez;Peter J. J. Guarnaccia

  • Mind, body, and culture: somatization among Hispanics.

    Ronald Angel;Peter J. Guarnaccia

  • Family Cohesion and Its Relationship to Psychological Distress Among Latino Groups

    Fernando I. Rivera;Peter J. Guarnaccia;Norah Mulvaney-Day;Julia Y. Lin

  • The factor structure of the CES-D in the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: the influences of ethnicity, gender and language

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Ronald J Angel;Jacqueline Lowe Worobey

  • Cultural relevance and equivalence in the NLAAS instrument: Integrating etic and emic in the development of cross-cultural measures for a psychiatric epidemiology and services study of Latinos

    Margarita Alegria;Doryliz Vila;Meghan Woo;Glorisa Canino

  • Understanding differences in past year psychiatric disorders for Latinos living in the US

    Margarita Alegria;Patrick E. Shrout;Meghan Woo;Peter Guarnaccia

  • Research on Culture-Bound Syndromes: New Directions

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Lloyd H. Rogler

  • The Prevalence of Ataques De Nervios in the Puerto Rico Disaster Study: The Role of Culture in Psychiatric Epidemiology

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Glorisa Canino;Maritza Rubio-Stipec;Milagros Bravo

  • Looking Beyond Nativity: The Relation of Age of Immigration, Length of Residence, and Birth Cohorts to the Risk of Onset of Psychiatric Disorders for Latinos.

    Margarita Alegria;William Sribney;Meghan Woo;Myriam Torres

  • Concepts of Culture and Their Role in the Development of Culturally Competent Mental Health Services.

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Orlando Rodriguez

  • Toward a Puerto Rican popular nosology: nervios and ataque de nervios.

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Roberto Lewis-Fernández;Melissa Rivera Marano

  • Ethnicity, social status, and families' experiences of caring for a mentally ill family member

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Pilar Parra

  • The experiences of ataques de nervios: towards an anthropology of emotions in Puerto Rico.

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Melissa Rivera;Felipe Franco;Charlie Neighbors

  • A Qualitative Analysis of the Perception of Stigma Among Latinos Receiving Antidepressants

    Alejandro Interian;Igda E. Martinez;Peter J. Guarnaccia;William A. Vega

  • The multiple meanings of ataques de nervios in the Latino community.

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Victor DeLaCancela;Emilio Carrillo

  • A critical review of epidemiological studies of Puerto Rican mental health.

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Byron J. Good;Arthur Kleinman

  • Culture: The missing link in health research.

    M. Kagawa Singer;W. Dressler;S. George;Claudia R. Baquet

  • Si dios quiere: Hispanic families' experiences of caring for a seriously mentally ill family member.

    Peter J. Guarnaccia;Pilar Parra;Aura Deschamps;Glen Milstein

  • Ataques de nervios in Puerto Rico: culture-bound syndrome or popular illness?

    Peter J. Guarnaccia

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Lewis-Fernández
Roberto Lewis-Fernández Columbia University
Glorisa Canino
Glorisa Canino University of Puerto Rico
Patrick E. Shrout
Patrick E. Shrout New York University
William A. Vega
William A. Vega Florida International University
Javier I. Escobar
Javier I. Escobar Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hector R. Bird
Hector R. Bird Columbia University
Ronald J. Angel
Ronald J. Angel The University of Texas at Austin
Steven R. López
Steven R. López University of Southern California
Leopoldo J. Cabassa
Leopoldo J. Cabassa Washington University in St. Louis
David T. Takeuchi
David T. Takeuchi University of Washington

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