Family bonding of the mentally ill: an analysis of family visits with residents of board and care homes
Family bonds tend to unravel as the patient's condition becomes established as chronic. Examines and tests hypotheses to explain variations among families in level of involvement. Discusses findings and concludes that the bonding of families to the chronically mentally ill is quite different fr...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of health and social behavior 1986-09, Vol.27 (Sep 86), p.236-249 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Family bonds tend to unravel as the patient's condition becomes established as chronic. Examines and tests hypotheses to explain variations among families in level of involvement. Discusses findings and concludes that the bonding of families to the chronically mentally ill is quite different from the bonding of families to patients with organic brain syndromes. (Abstract amended) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-1465 |