Emotional abuse in early childhood: Relationships with progress in subsequent family placement

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 395-407

  Dance, Cherilyn ^a   Rushton, Alan ^a   Quinton, David ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Children looked after; Emotional abuse; Parental rejection; Permanent placement; Placement outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; AGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOPTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0041530256     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00030     Document Type: Article

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