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. 2013 Dec;52(4):697-708.
doi: 10.1111/famp.12042. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Hope and burden among Latino families of adults with schizophrenia

Mercedes Hernandez  1 , Concepción Barrio, Ann-Marie Yamada
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Hope and burden among Latino families of adults with schizophrenia

Mercedes Hernandez et al. Fam Process. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

This study examined hope and family burden among Latino families of individuals with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 54 family members, one family member per outpatient adult recruited from public mental health programs in a diverse urban community. Hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to test the hypothesis that the family member's increased hope for the patient's future would be associated with decreased family burden beyond effects explained by the patient's length of illness and severity of symptoms. Results supported the study hypothesis. Family hope for the patient's future was associated with four of five types of family burden. Findings point to the prominent role of hope as a source of resilience for Latino families dealing with severe mental illness of a loved one.

Keywords: Caregivers; Community Mental Health; Family Burden; Hispanic; Resilience; Severe Mental Illness.

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and Source of Funding: For all authors none were declared.

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