Differences among families coping with serious mental illness: A qualitative analysis

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 126-134

  Johnson, Eric D ^a  

^a Consultation/Educational Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0033954845     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087664     Document Type: Article

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