Experience of caregiving in Schizophrenia: A study from India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 224-236

  Aggarwal, Munish ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Grover, Sandeep ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

caregiving experience; coping; schizophrenia; social support

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956139708     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764009352822     Document Type: Article

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