title: Perceived burden among caregivers of adults with serious mental illness: comparison of black, Hispanic, and white families.
abstract: Differences in perceived burden were investigated among black, Hispanic, and white groups of caregivers of adults with serious mental illness. Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and caregiving-related stressors, black caregivers tended to report less burden than whites, a result not explained by protective mechanisms (social support, religious involvement, illness attributions). No statistically significant differences were found in perceived burden between Hispanic and white caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stueve
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vine
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Struening
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000208:ethnology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*