Family Caregiver Functioning in Late-Life Bipolar Disorder

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 335-336

  Martire, Lynn M ^a,b   Schulz, Richard ^a   Mulsant, Benoit H ^a   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; LETTER; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL INSTABILITY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 2342622871     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200405000-00017     Document Type: Letter

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