Mothers with a mental illness: Stressors and resources for parenting and living

Families in Society

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 118-129

  Mowbray, Carol ^a   Schwartz, Sondra ^b   Bybee, Deborah ^b   Spang, Jan ^b   Rueda Riedle, Alba ^b   Oyserman, Daphna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Institute for Social Research ^*

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EID: 0034344879     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1006     Document Type: Article

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