Children of divorcing families: A clinical perspective

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-50

  Dowling, Emilia ^a,b,c   Gorell Barnes, Gill ^a,d  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b Child and Family Department   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Family Therapy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Divorce; Family breakup; Family transition; Loyalty bind; Separation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; COOPERATION; DIVORCE; HUMAN; RESPONSIBILITY; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

EID: 0032963410     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104599004001004     Document Type: Article

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