Living with bipolar disorder: The impact on patients, spouses, and their marital relationship

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 192-199

  Granek, Leeat ^a   Danan, Dor ^a   Bersudsky, Yuly ^a   Osher, Yamima ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Caregiving; Living with bipolar disorder; Marital relationship; Patients; Qualitative methods; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CARE; SPOUSE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTION; FAMILY HEALTH; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIVORCE; EMOTIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84975727090     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12370     Document Type: Article

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