Perception of Child Difficulty and Levels of Depression in Caregiving Grandmothers

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-122

  Young, Margaret H ^a   Dawson, Tamara J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Palouse Hills Nursing Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRANDMOTHER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; RATING SCALE; RELATIVE;

EID: 1642575968     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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