The mental health of Australian mothers and fathers of young children at risk of disability

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Emerson, Eric ^a,b   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled children; Life change events; Maternal health; Mental disorders; Poverty; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 40449132208     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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