Helping parents with mental illnesses and their children: A call for family-focused mental health care

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 36-41

  Mason, Carolyn ^a   Subedi, Sree ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746389192     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20060701-06     Document Type: Review

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