Racial/ethnic differences in caregiver strain and perceived social support among parents of youth with emotional and behavioral problems

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 137-147

  McGabe, Kristine M ^a,b,c   Yeh, May ^a,b,d   Lau, Anna ^a   Garland, Ann ^a,b   Hough, Richard ^a,b,d  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burden of care; Caregiver strain; Children and adolescents; Emotional behavior problems; Family impact; Parental burden; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEGRO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0042195972     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024439317884     Document Type: Article

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