Sense of coherence and quality of life in women family members of the seriously mentally ill

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-278

  Suresky, M Jane ^a   Zauszniewski, Jaclene A ^a   Bekhet, Abir K ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 40749105776     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840701869601     Document Type: Article

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