Burdens and difficulties experienced by caregivers of children and adolescents with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A qualitative study

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 349-354

  Knock, Jane ^a   Kline, Emily ^b   Schiffman, Jason ^b   Maynard, Ashley ^a   Reeves, Gloria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Caregivers; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAWAII; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055058286     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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