Understanding complexity of Asian American family care practices.
This article describes, from mental health providers' perspectives, strengths and challenges in Asian American (AA) family management of mental illness in a member. AA family strengths included loyal engagement in care and creating productive roles for patients. Challenges included transitions to professional care, intense family involvement, care that overlooked needs of non-family members, and revision of expectations for patients.
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Department of Nursing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. mijung.park@hawaii.edu
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D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011287:Prejudice; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012495:San Francisco; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values