Family burden of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Perceptions of relatives and professionals

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 507-511

  Mueser, Kim T ^a,c   Webb, Carmen ^b   Pfeiffer, Margaret ^b   Gladis, Madeline ^b   Levinson, Douglas F ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029927480     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.47.5.507     Document Type: Article

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