Positive and negative caregiver experiences in first-episode psychosis: Emotional overinvolvement, wellbeing and metacognition

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 298-310

  Jansen, Jens E ^a,b   Lysaker, Paul H ^c,d   Harder, Susanne ^b   Haahr, Ulrik H ^a,e   Lyse, Hanne Grethe ^a   Pedersen, Marlene B ^a   Trauelsen, Anne M ^e,f   Simonsen, Erik ^e,f,g  

^a Early Psychosis Intervention Center   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f Psychiatric Research Unit   (Denmark)

^g ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Caregiver experience; Emotional overinvolvement; Expressed emotion; Metacognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SATISFACTION; THEORY OF MIND;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84906322184     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papt.12014     Document Type: Article

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