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Quality of life of relatives of patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: relation to family accommodation and other socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2011

Umberto Albert ,
Cinthia Brunatto ,
Andrea Aguglia ,
Giuseppe Maina ,
Giuseppe Rocca  and
Filippo Bogetto
Umberto Albert
Affiliation:
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d'Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Torino. Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Torino (Italy) Fax: +39-011-673473 E-mail: umberto.albert@unito.it
Cinthia Brunatto
Affiliation:
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d'Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Torino. Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Torino (Italy) Fax: +39-011-673473 E-mail: umberto.albert@unito.it
Andrea Aguglia
Affiliation:
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d'Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Torino. Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Torino (Italy) Fax: +39-011-673473 E-mail: umberto.albert@unito.it
Giuseppe Maina
Affiliation:
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d'Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Torino. Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Torino (Italy) Fax: +39-011-673473 E-mail: umberto.albert@unito.it
Giuseppe Rocca
Affiliation:
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d'Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Torino. Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Torino (Italy) Fax: +39-011-673473 E-mail: umberto.albert@unito.it
Filippo Bogetto
Affiliation:
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d'Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Torino. Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Torino (Italy) Fax: +39-011-673473 E-mail: umberto.albert@unito.it
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , September 2009 , pp. 255 - 261
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