Combined effect of mothers' and fathers' mental health symptoms on children's behavioral and emotional well-being

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 721-729

  Kahn, Robert S ^a,b,c   Brandt, Dominique ^b   Whitaker, Robert C ^a,c,d  

^a Div of Gen and Comm Pediatrics   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543071010     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.8.721     Document Type: Article

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