Family caregiving in bipolar disorder: Caregiver consequences, caregiver coping styles, and caregiver distress

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-316

  Goossens, P J J ^a   Van Wijngaarden, B ^b   Knoppert Van Der Klein, E A M ^c   Van Achterberg, T ^d  

^a Adhesie Foundation for Mental Health Care Midden Overijssel   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c Rivierduinen Centre for Mental Health   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Burden; Caregivers; Coping styles; Distress; Outpatients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47349086372     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008090284     Document Type: Article

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