The psychological well-being and associated factors of caregivers of outpatients with schizophrenia in Taiwan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 600-605

  Chen, Po See ^a   Yang, Yen Kuang ^a   Liao, Yi Cheng ^b   Lee, Yi Dar ^a,c,e   Yeh, Tzung Lieh ^a   Chen, Chwen Cheng ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d Janssen Cilag Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^e ST MARTIN DE PORRES HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Psychological well being; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TAIWAN;

EID: 11144230493     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2004.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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