Depressed mothers as informants about their children: A critical review of the evidence for distortion

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 485-499

  Richters, John E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MOTHER; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTHERS; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0026955352     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.112.3.485     Document Type: Article

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