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Who cares? A profile of people who care for relatives with a mental disorder

Jane Pirkis Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics, Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
(Professor, Director) ,
Philip Burgess Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
(Professor) ,
Judy Hardy Judy Hardy and Associates, Adelaide, Australia
(Private Consultant and Carer Advocate) ,
Meredith Harris Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
(Senior Research Fellow) ,
Tim Slade National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
(Senior Research Fellow) &
Amy Johnston National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
(Research Associate)
Pages 929-937 | Received 14 Mar 2010, Accepted 11 May 2010, Published online: 10 Oct 2010

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