Depression Among Older Mexican American Caregivers

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-58

  Hernandez, Ann Marie ^a   Bigatti, Silvia M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver versus noncaregiver; caregiving; depression; Mexican American caregivers; minority caregiver

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACCULTURATION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76449083134     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015867     Document Type: Article

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