Patterns of family caregiving and support provided to older psychiatric patients in long-term care

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1222-1224

  Beeler, Jeff ^b   Rosenthal, Annie ^a   Cohler, Bertram ^b  

^a Jewish Family and Community Sevices   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032823342     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.9.1222     Document Type: Article

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