The disregarded caregivers: Subjective burden in spouses of schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 665-675

  Jungbauer, Johannes ^a   Wittmund, Bettina ^b   Dietrich, Sandra ^c   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^b,c  

^a AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Family; Qualitative research; Schizophrenia; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPOUSE;

EID: 10344219513     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007114     Document Type: Article

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