Level of caregiver burden among relatives of the mentally ill in South Verona

European Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 196-204

  Samele, C ^a   Manning, N ^b  

^a Inst P   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Community psychiatric services; Employment; South Verona

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RELATIVE; SATISFACTION;

EID: 0034040402     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(00)00225-X     Document Type: Article

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