The differential effects of social support on the psychological well-being of aging mothers of adults with mental illness or mental retardation

Family Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-394

  Greenberg, Jan S ^a   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^b   Krauss, Marty Wyngaarden ^b   Kim, Hea Won ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Caregiving; Menial illness; Menial retardation; Social support; Support groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031240242     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585098     Document Type: Article

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