The experiences of children living with and caring for parents with mental illness

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-88

  Aldridge, Jo ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parental mental illness; Parentification; Parenting; Parenting capacity; Young carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646350000     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.904     Document Type: Article

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