Single parents of children with chronic illness: An understudied phenomenon

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 408-421

  Brown, Ronald T ^a   Wiener, Lori ^b   Kupst, Mary Jo ^c   Brennan, Tara ^b   Behrman, Richard ^d   Compas, Bruce E ^e   David Elkin, T ^f   Fairclough, Diane L ^g   Friebert, Sarah ^h   Katz, Ernest ⁱ   Kazak, Anne E ^j   Madan Swain, Avi ^k   Mansfield, Nancy ⁱ   Mullins, Larry L ^l   Noll, Robert ^m   Patenaude, Andrea Farkas ⁿ   Phipps, Sean ^o   Sahler, O J ^p   Sourkes, Barbara ^q   Zeltzer, Lonnie ^r  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d Non Profit Healthcare and Educational Consultants ^*

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^j CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

ⁿ DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^o ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^q STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chronic illness; Lone parenting; Psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENTAL STRESS; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE PARENT;

EID: 41849103393     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm079     Document Type: Review

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