Burden of caregivers of patients with bipolar affective disorders

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-148

  Bauer, Rita ^a   Gottfriedsen, Grit Urte ^a   Binder, Harald ^a   Dobmeier, Matthias ^a   Cording, Clemens ^a   Hajak, Göran ^a   Spiessl, Hermann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b State Hospital Landshut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bipolar affective disorder; Caregiver burden; Caregivers; Germany; Inpatients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78650975883     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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