Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 844-856 , December 2010

Risk Factors for Common Mental Disorder in Caregiving and Bereavement

  • Marcia Kapari, BSc, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Behavioural Medicine, The School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Marcia Kapari, BSc, MSc, PhD, Centre for Behavioural Medicine, The School of Pharmacy, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Julia Addington-Hall, BA, PhD, HonMFPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Matthew Hotopf, BSc, MBBS, MSc, PhD, MRCPsych

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

,Accepted 2 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.03.014

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 844-856 , December 2010

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