Quality of Life and Social Isolation Among Caregivers of Adults with Schizophrenia: Policy and Outcomes

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 591-597

  Hayes, Laura ^a   Hawthorne, Graeme ^a   Farhall, John ^b,c   O’Hanlon, Brendan ^b   Harvey, Carol ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c North Western Mental Health   (Australia)

^d North West Area Mental Health Service ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Carer burden; Carer policy; Quality of life; Schizophrenia; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 84931578802     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: 15732789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-015-9848-6     Document Type: Article

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