Common psychological problems in cerebral palsy

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 427-431

  Parkes, Jackie ^a,b   McCusker, Chris ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Belfast ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; hemiplegia; psychological adaptation; psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONDUCT DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEAR; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERKINESIA; IRRITABILITY; MALADJUSTMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PEER GROUP; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 50049091684     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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