Community mental health care for women with severe mental illness who are parents

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-165

  Brunette, Mary F ^a,b   Dean, Wendy ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Parent; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CUSTODY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PARENT; PARENTHOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM; ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICE; MOTHER; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036548775     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014599222218     Document Type: Review

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