Increasing Mexican American attendance of support groups for parents of the mentally ill: Organizational and psychological factors
Medvene, Louis J. Mendoza, Ricardo Lin, Keh-Ming Harris, Norma Miller, Milton
Medvene, Louis J.
Mendoza, Ricardo
Lin, Keh-Ming
Harris, Norma
Miller, Milton
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1995-10
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Medvene, L.J., Mendoza, R., Lin, K.-M., Harris, N. and Miller, M. (1995), Increasing Mexican American attendance of support groups for parents of the mentally ill: Organizational and psychological factors. J. Community Psychol., 23: 307-325. https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6629(199510)23:4<307
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Research was carried out to identify organizational and psychological factors associated with the attendance by Mexican Americans at family support groups. Qualitative and action‐oriented pilot research identified parents' preferences for organizational arrangements, and two support groups were created that were Spanish speaking, facilitated by bilingual mental health professionals, and closely linked to ethnic mental health agencies. A prospective study was then carried out that involved 32 Mexican families with a son/daughter being treated for schizophrenia at one of the two agencies. The parent who was the primary caregiver in each family was interviewed and then referred to one of the two groups; parents' attendance was followed for 1 year. Parent attendance was related to the level of burden experienced and assumptions about the causes of their son/daughter's problems. Copyright © 1995 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
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John Wiley & Sons Incorporated
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Journal of Community Psychology
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