Family disruption, economic hardship and psychological distress in schizophrenia: Can they be measured?

European Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 408-414

  Madianos, M ^a   Economou, M ^b   Dafni, O ^a   Koukia, E ^c   Palli, A ^b   Rogakou, E ^d  

^a Faculty of Nursing   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Burden; Greece; Psychometrics; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 7244233032     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.028     Document Type: Article

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