Mental and physical illness in caregivers: Results from an English national survey sample

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 197-203

  Smith, Lindsay ^a   Onwumere, Juliana ^a   Craig, Tom ^a   McManus, Sally ^b   Bebbington, Paul ^c   Kuipers, Elizabeth ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULE REVISED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84906985022     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.125369     Document Type: Article

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