'Living upside down': Being a young carer of a parent with mental illness

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-146

  Cooklin, Alan ^a,b  

^a CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMPREHENSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; REVIEW; ROLE CHANGE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949505221     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.108.006247     Document Type: Review

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