The role of peer support in facilitating psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness in adolescence

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-87

  Olsson, Craig A ^a,c   Boyce, Mark F ^a   Toumbourou, John W ^b,c   Sawyer, Susan M ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ChIPS Programme   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Chronic illness; Peer support

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC ILLNESS PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM; COPING BEHAVIOR; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RECREATION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUPPORT GROUP; WELLBEING;

EID: 12444319388     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104505048793     Document Type: Review

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