Neuropsychological functioning: Comparison of mothers at high- and low- risk for child physical abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 687-703

  Nayak, Madhabika B ^a   Milner, Joel S ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child physical abuse; Cognitive factors; High risk mothers; Neuropsychological functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032124823     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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