A qualitative study of perceptions related to family risk of bipolar disorder among patients and family members from India

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 463-469

  Pattanayak, Raman Deep ^a   Sagar, Rajesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; family risk; genetic risk; India; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865466405     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764011408543     Document Type: Article

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