Mothers Caring for an Adult Child with Schizophrenia: The Effects of Subjective Burden on Maternal Health.

Greenberg, Jan Steven; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ462184

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Mothers Caring for an Adult Child with Schizophrenia: The Effects of Subjective Burden on Maternal Health.

Greenberg, Jan Steven; And Others

Family Relations, v42 n2 p205-11 Apr 1993

Examined long-term effects that burdens associated with coping with mental illness have on parental health. Data from 81 mothers of adult children with schizophrenia revealed that subjective burdens associated with stigma and worries were related to lower levels of physical well-being among the mothers. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adult Children, Family Caregivers, Mothers, Physical Health, Schizophrenia, Well Being

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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