Family caregivers' future planning for younger and older adults with serious mental illness (SMI)

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 466-485

  Corsentino, Elizabeth A ^a   Molinari, Victor ^b   Gum, Amber M ^b   Roscoe, Lori A ^b   Mills, Whitney L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Older adults; Serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY;

EID: 48249088014     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808315290     Document Type: Article

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