The experience of caregiving among mothers of adults suffering from psychotic disorders: Factors associated with their psychological distress

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-94

  St Onge, Myreille ^a,b   Lavoie, Francine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Social Research Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregiver psychological distress; Mothers of schizophrenic sons or daughters; Perception of health; Supportive and negative social interactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031064378     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024697808899     Document Type: Article

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