Understanding and helping mothers of children with 'special needs' using personal construct group work

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 431-442

  Lovenfosse, Michelle ^b   Viney, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; INVALIDITY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GROUP STRUCTURE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032718457     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018782411768     Document Type: Article

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