Depressive disorders and family functioning among the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

East Asian Archives of Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Osman, Che Bakar ^a   Alipah, Baharom ^b   Tutiiryani, M Daud ^c   Ainsah, Omar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b Pandan Hospital   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Depressive disorder; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 77957306725     PISSN: 20789947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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