The role of adult siblings in providing social support to severely mentally ill

The role of adult siblings in providing social support to severely mentally ill

Critical for success of community care, as mentally ill are rarely married, often outliving parents. Relates to attitudes, commitments, social networks, gender, race, of 109 siblings named by patients in Cincinnati and Ohio. Greater patient need, positive attitude towards ill sibling and other role...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of marriage and family 1992-02, Vol.54 (Feb 92), p.233-241
Hauptverfasser: Horwitz, A V, Fisher, G A, Tessler, R C, Gamache, G M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Mentally ill people
Ohio
Severely mentally ill people
Siblings
Social support
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Zusammenfassung:Critical for success of community care, as mentally ill are rarely married, often outliving parents. Relates to attitudes, commitments, social networks, gender, race, of 109 siblings named by patients in Cincinnati and Ohio. Greater patient need, positive attitude towards ill sibling and other role involvements principally influenced sibling care-giving. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0022-2445