The burden of schizophrenia on caregivers: A review

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-162

  Awad, A George ^a   Voruganti, Lakshmi N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community care; Indirect costs; Productivity costs; Schizophrenia, assessment

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

EID: 38349057998     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-200826020-00005     Document Type: Review

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