Subjective burden and personal gains among older parents of adults with serious mental illness

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 605-611

  Aschbrenner, Kelly A ^a   Greenberg, Jan S ^b   Allen, Susan M ^c   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77953218354     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.6.605     Document Type: Article

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