Factors associated with stigma among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder in the STEP-BD study

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Gonzalez, Jodi M ^a   Perlick, Deborah A ^b   Miklowitz, David J ^c   Kaczynski, Richard ^d   Hernandez, Melissa ^a   Rosenheck, Robert A ^d   Culver, Jenifer L ^e   Ostacher, Michael J ^f   Bowden, Charles L ^a   Calabrese, Joseph R ^g   Ketter, Terence A ^g   Fossey, Mark ^g   Marangell, Lauren B ^g   Nierenberg, Andrew A ^g   Patel, Jayendra ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA;

EID: 33847056224     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.1.41     Document Type: Article

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