Significant others of persons with mental health problems: The testing of a questionnaire on the burden of significant others

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 441-447

  Magne Ingvar, Ulla ^a   Öjehagen, Agneta ^b  

^a Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

IEQ (Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire); Mental health problems; Questionnaire; Significant others

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPORT GROUP; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 29144508076     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500364841     Document Type: Article

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