Uncovering sociocultural factors influencing the pathway to care of Chinese caregivers with relatives suffering from early psychosis in Hong Kong

Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-71

  Wong, Daniel Fu Keung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese caregivers; Early psychosis; Help seeking pathway; Hong Kong; Sociocultural factors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33847309833     PISSN: 0165005X     EISSN: 1573076X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11013-006-9038-7     Document Type: Article

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