Parent-adolescent communication and psychological symptoms among adolescents with chronically ill parents

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 596-604

  Houck, Christopher D ^a,c   Rodrigue, James R ^b   Lobato, Debra ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Parent illness; Parent adolescent communication; Posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34547474623     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl048     Document Type: Article

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