Symptoms of depression in non-routine caregivers: The role of caregiver strain and burden

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-346

  Phillips, Anna C ^a   Gallagher, Stephen ^a   Hunt, Kate ^b   Der, Geoff ^b   Carroll, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 71049171231     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466508X397142     Document Type: Article

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