Spiritual experiences of parents and caregivers who have children with disabilities or special needs

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-230

  Speraw, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLERGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRISTIANITY; CLERGY; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JUDAISM; MALE; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 30944433993     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840500436974     Document Type: Article

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