The physical and emotional health of grandmothers raising grandchildren in the crack cocaine epidemic.
This article explores the physical and emotional health status of 71 African-American grandmothers raising their grandchildren as a result of the crack cocaine involvement of the children's parents. A comparison of self-assessed health ratings with qualitative responses revealed a tendency for respondents to downplay their own health problems and symptoms.
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School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D016578:Crack Cocaine