Wellbeing, mental health knowledge and caregiving experiences of siblings of people with psychosis, compared to their peers and parents: an exploratory study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1247-1255

  Sin, Jacqueline ^a,b   Murrells, Trevor ^a   Spain, Debbie ^c   Norman, Ian ^a   Henderson, Claire ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family carers; Informal caregiving; Psychosis schizophrenia; Siblings brothers sisters; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH ORDER; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SIBLING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIBLINGS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84987862279     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-016-1222-7     Document Type: Article

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