title: Family intervention for Asian Americans with a schizophrenic patient in the family.
abstract: A family intervention model designed to meet the unique sociocultural needs of Asian-American schizophrenia patients and their families is proposed. This five-stage model consists of: preparation, engagement, psychoeducational (i.e., survivor skills) workshop, family sessions, and an ending stage. Guidelines and specific suggestions for implementing each of these stages are offered as a means of dealing effectively With Asian Americans' differential value orientations and cultural characteristics.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. sungwoob@usc.edu
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Kung
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003469:Culture; D004493:Education; D005192:Family Health; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*