Factors associated with caregiver psychological distress in chronic schizophrenia

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 331-337

  Mitsonis, Charalampos ^a   Voussoura, Eleni ^b   Dimopoulos, Nikolaos ^c   Psarra, Vassiliki ^d   Kararizou, Evangelia ^b   Latzouraki, Eleni ^a   Zervas, Iannis ^b   Katsanou, Maria Nefeli ^a  

^a Laboratory of Microbiology   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Psychiatric Hospital Dromokaiteio   (Greece)

^d Psychiatric Hospital of Athens Dafni   (Greece)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Chronic schizophrenia; Psychological distress; SCL 90 R

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857045435     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0325-9     Document Type: Article

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