The relationship between contact and child adjustment in high conflict cases after divorce or separation

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Trinder, Liz ^a   Kellet, Joanne ^b   Swift, Louise ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COURT; DECISION MAKING; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PARENTAL STRESS; PARENTING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 54049158537     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2008.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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