Economic expenditures associated with instrumental caregiving roles of adult siblings of persons with severe mental illness

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-151

  Lohrer, Steven P ^a   Lukens, Ellen P ^b   Thorning, Helle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Instrumental care; Mental illness; Sibling relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; RELATIVE; SIBLING; SOCIAL WORK; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34247225592     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-005-9026-3     Document Type: Article

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