The experience of carers of patients with severe mental illness: A comparison between London and Bologna

European Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-101

  Tarricone, Ilaria ^a   Leese, Morven ^b   Szmukler, George I ^b   Bassi, Mariano ^c   Berardi, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Mental Health Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross cultural differences; Experience of caregiving; Patient functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHI SQUARE TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644651981     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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