Family burden and coping strategies in schizophrenia: Are key relatives really different to other relatives?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 10-15

  Magliano, L ^a   Fadden, G ^b   Fiorillo, A ^a   Malangone, C ^a   Sorrentino, D ^a   Robinson, A ^b   Maj, M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Aylesbury Vale Comm Hlth Care C   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burden; Coping; Family; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032961986     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb05379.x     Document Type: Article

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