Fathers of persons with mental illness: A preliminary study of coping capacity and service needs

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 401-413

  Wintersteen, Richard T ^a   Rasmussen, Kathryn L ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

EID: 0030771543     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025022518991     Document Type: Article

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