Recoding past experiences: A qualitative study of how patients and family members adjust to the diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-139

  Delmas, Kristy ^a   Proudfoot, Judith ^a   Parker, Gordon ^a   Manicavasagar, Vijaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Bipolar disorder; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD SWINGS SURVEY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79951651182     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182083175     Document Type: Article

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