Does caregiving cause psychological distress? the case for familial and genetic vulnerabilities in female twins

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 198-207

  Vitaliano, Peter P ^a   Strachan, Eric ^a,b   Dansie, Elizabeth ^b   Goldberg, Jack ^b   Buchwald, Dedra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Psychological distress; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898424391     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9538-y     Document Type: Article

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