Caregivers' stresses when living together or apart from patients with chronic schizophrenia

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 303-310

  Laidlaw, Tannis M ^a   Coverdale, John H ^b   Falloon, Ian R H ^c   Kydd, Robert R ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Mental health services; Schizophrenia; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING; STRESS; SYMPTOM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036676439     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015949325141     Document Type: Article

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