Living with major depression: Experiences from families' perspectives

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-316

  Ahlström, Britt Hedman ^a,b   Skärsäter, Ingela ^b,c   Danielson, Ella ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Psychiatric Services in Halland   (Sweden)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Content analysis; Family; Major depression; Narrative group interview; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549159209     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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