Experience of living with a family member with bipolar disorder

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-37

  Jönsson, Patrik Dahlqvist ^a,b,c   Skärsäter, Ingela ^a,b,d   Wijk, Helle ^a,e   Danielson, Ella ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

^c The Psychiatric Services   (Sweden)

^d Psychiatry East   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Burden; Content analysis; Family nursing; Hope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650771645     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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