Clinical correlates of the caregiving experience for Chinese caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 720-726

  Tang, Victoria Wing Kay ^a   Leung, Siu Kau ^a   Lam, Linda Chiu Wa ^b  

^a CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Chinese; Clinical correlation; Predictors; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHINESE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 50849106064     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0357-6     Document Type: Article

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