Living with the mentally ill: Effects on the health and functioning of other household members

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1691-1701

  Gallagher, Sally K ^a   Mechanic, David ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family burden; Mental illness; Service utilization; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0029948919     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00296-0     Document Type: Article

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