The Impact of Mental Illness on Families

Mental illness has far-reaching effects on other family members although family impact of mental illness has not received much attention from sociologists. Applies an illness behavior perspective to the study of family burden, reviews knowledge, and invites research by defining a number of issues, s...

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Published inJournal of Family Issues Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 226
Main Authors Gubman, Gayle D, Tessler, Richard C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1987
Subjects
Behavior Problems
Coping
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family Influence
Family Problems
Mental Disorders
Research Needs
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Summary:Mental illness has far-reaching effects on other family members although family impact of mental illness has not received much attention from sociologists. Applies an illness behavior perspective to the study of family burden, reviews knowledge, and invites research by defining a number of issues, substantive and methodological, that need to be addressed. (Author/ABL)