Experiences in a group of grown-up children of mentally ill parents

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 744-752

  Knutsson Medin, L ^a   Edlund, B ^b   Ramklint, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children of psychiatric patients; Mental health services; Offspring at risk; Parental mental illness; Qualitative methods; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 36549083010     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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