Mentally retarded persons as parents: Prevalence and the situation of their children

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-348

  Mørch, Willy Tore ^a,b   Skår, Jens ^b   Andersgård, Alice Beathe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Gjøvik County Hospital ^*  (Norway)

^c Innlandet Trust Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Mentally retarded; Parents; Prevalence; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL RETARDATION; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031297397     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00044     Document Type: Article

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