The nature and dimensions of social support among individuals with severe mental illnesses

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 437-450

  Sally Rogers, E ^a   Anthony, William ^a   Lyass, Asya ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mental illness; psychiatric disability; social supports; vocational functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARIANCE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 4544330949     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COMH.0000040657.48759.0e     Document Type: Article

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