Family caregivers and the mental health care system: Reality and dreams

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-46

  Doornbos, Mary Molewyk ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIETY; UNITED STATES; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036483320     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apnu.2002.30541     Document Type: Article

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