Challenging roles: Insights into issues for men caring for family members with mental illness

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-49

  Fraser, Cait ^a   Warr, Deborah J ^b  

^a Centre for Rural Mental Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring; Gender; Men; Mental health policy; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 59749090996     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988307311353     Document Type: Article

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