Clients with schizophrenia and their caregivers' perceptions of frequent psychiatric rehospitalizations

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 573-588

  George, Rebecca Downs ^a   Howell, Carol Cobb ^b  

^a Georgia State University ^*

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030277939     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612849609006534     Document Type: Article

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