Characteristics of Korean-Americans with schizophrenia: A cross-ethnic comparison with African-Americans, Latinos, and Euro-Americans

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 703-717

  Bae, Sung Woo ^b   Brekke, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Ethnic minority; Korean American; Psychosocial; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0038665598     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a006974     Document Type: Article

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