Living with schizophrenia: A family perspective

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Brady, Noreen ^a,b,c   McCain, Gail C ^a,b,d,e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Murtis H Taylor Multi Serv Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e Sarah Cole Hirsh Professorship N   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Expressed emotion; Family; Mental illness; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEAR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 14644393062     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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