Satisfied carers of persons with enduring mental illness: Who and why?

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-271

  Kartalova O'Doherty, Yulia ^a   Tedstone Doherty, Donna ^a  

^a HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contextual factors; Family carers; Family support; Mental illness; Satisfaction with services; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SATISFACTION; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 65449136259     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008093687     Document Type: Article

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