title: Multicultural experiences of family caregiving: a study of African American, European American, and Hispanic American Families.
abstract: There is growing attention to the roles of families as caregivers of relatives with serious mental illness. This chapter examines the experiences of family caregivers in diverse cultures and discusses the implications of these experiences for the goal of supporting families in these roles.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guarnaccia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*