Mother-blame in the Prozac Nation: Raising kids with invisible disabilities

Gender and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-226

  Blum, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Caregiving; Disability; Mother blame; Psychopharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047194922     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243206298178     Document Type: Article

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