Helping elderly caregivers plan for the future care of a relative with mental illness

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-107

  Hatfield, Agnes B ^a,c   Lefley, Harriet P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RELATIVE; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0034532192     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0095111     Document Type: Article

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