Coping with the dual demands of severe mental illness and parenting: The parents' perspective

Families in Society

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-118

  Ackerson, Barry J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0037251366     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.69     Document Type: Article

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