Commentary on "Community mental health care for women with severe mental illness who are parents" - The tragedy of missed opportunities: What providers can do

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-172

  Nicholson, Joanne ^a,c   Biebel, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's mental health; Family relationships; Parental mental illness

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CUSTODY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PARENTHOOD; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; CHILD; MOTHER; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042898049     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014551306288     Document Type: Review

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