Multicultural experiences of family caregiving: A study of african american, european american, and hispanic american families
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in New Directions for Mental Health Services
- Vol. 1998 (77) , 45-61
- https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.23319987706
Abstract
There is growing attention to the roles of families as caregivers of relatives with serious mental illness. This chapter examines the experiences of family caregivers in diverse cultures and discusses the implications of these experiences for the goal of supporting families in these roles.Keywords
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