Positive perceptions of parental caring are associated with reduced psychiatric and somatic symptoms

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 654-657

  Russek, Linda G ^a,b,c   Schwartz, G E ^b,c   Bell, I R ^b,c   Baldwin, C M ^b,c,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring; Health; Love; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0031711795     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199809000-00024     Document Type: Article

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