A controlled trial of a counselling intervention for caregivers of relatives with schizophrenia

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 149-155

  Szmukler, G I ^a,b   Herrman, H ^c   Colusa, S ^c   Benson, A ^b   Bloch, S ^c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030018283     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00785761     Document Type: Article

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