Psychopathology and familial stress - Comparison of boys with Fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 949-957

  Von Gontard, Alexander ^a   Backes, M ^a   Laufersweiler Plass, C ^a   Wendland, C ^a   Lehmkuhl, G ^a   Zerres, K ^b   Rudnik Schoneborn S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural phenotypes; Chronic illness; Comorbidity; Coping; Fragile X syndrome; Mental retardation; Spinal Muscullar Atrophy; Stress

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BOY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTELLECT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; STRESS; X CHROMOSOME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036781251     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00098     Document Type: Article

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