Well Being, Depressive Symptoms, and Burden Among Parent and Sibling Caregivers of Persons With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 397-416

  Chen, Wan Yi ^a   Lukens, Ellen ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving; person with severe mental illness; subjective burden; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859333958     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2011.575712     Document Type: Article

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