The health and social care needs of family carers supporting adults with autistic spectrum disorders

Autism

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 425-444

  Hare, Dougal Julian ^a   Pratt, Catherine ^b   Burton, Mark ^b   Bromley, Jo ^c   Emerson, Eric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Manchester Lrng Disabil Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Families; Mental health; Respite; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 10944249734     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361304047225     Document Type: Article

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