Perceived stigma, strain, and mental health among caregivers of veterans with traumatic brain injury

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-184

  Phelan, Sean M ^a,b   Griffin, Joan M ^b   Hellerstedt, Wendy L ^c   Sayer, Nina A ^b   Jensen, Agnes C ^b   Burgess, Diana J ^b   Van Ryn, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Caregivers; Mental health; Social isolation; Social stigma; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BRAIN INJURIES; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERANS;

EID: 79959947024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19366574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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