Invisible children: Young carers of parents with mental health problems - The perspectives of professionals

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 169-172

  Gray, Ben ^a   Robinson, Catherine ^b   Seddon, Diane ^b  

^a University of Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Parents; Young carers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BULLYING; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; SUPPORT GROUP; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 54049120681     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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