Maternal unresolved attachment status impedes the effectiveness of interventions with adolescent mothers

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-249

  Moran, Greg ^a   Pederson, David R ^a   Krupka, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33644619138     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20045     Document Type: Article

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