The Effects of Parental Mental Illness Upon Children: A Descriptive Study of the Views of Parents and Children

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-52

  Stallard, Paul ^a,c,d   Norman, Philip ^a   Huline Dickens, Sarah ^b,e   Salter, Emma ^a,c   Cribb, Jan ^a  

^a AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Marlborough House   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Mount Gould Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effects on children; Family focused approach; Parental mental illness; Understanding mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0842285261     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104504039767     Document Type: Article

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