A longitudinal examination of burden and psychological distress in carers of people with an eating disorder

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 163-171

  Coomber, Kerri ^a   King, Ross M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carer burden; Carers; Eating disorders; Longitudinal; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872369533     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0524-7     Document Type: Article

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