Divorce transitions: Identifying risk and promoting resilience for children and their parental relationships

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 425-441

  Gorell Barnes, Gill ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033210206     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1999.tb00260.x     Document Type: Article

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