Depression in Latina mothers of children with mental retardation: A neglected concern

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 483-496

  Blacher, Jan ^a   Shapiro, Johanna ^b   Lopez, Steven ^c   Diaz, Laura ^d   Fusco, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030892064     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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