Patient and carer perceptions of need and associations with care-giving burden in an integrated adult mental health service

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 208-214

  Cleary, Michelle ^a,b   Freeman, Adele ^a   Hunt, Glenn E ^a,b   Walter, Garry ^b,c  

^a Research Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burden; Carer; Integrated care; Mental health services; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33645217147     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0017-z     Document Type: Article

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