Whose life am I living? Relatives living in the shadow of depression

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 358-369

  Stjernswärd, Sigrid ^a   Östman, Margareta ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Family burden; Focus groups; Grounded theory; Interviews; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 47349101484     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008090794     Document Type: Article

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