Aging fathers of adult children with schizophrenia: The toll of caregiving on their mental and physical health

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 982-984

  Ghosh, Subharati ^a   Greenberg, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WELLBEING;

EID: 67650267731     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.7.982     Document Type: Article

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