Mothers' experiences of parenting a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-71

  Peters, Kathleen ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; experiences; interviews; mothers; nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARENTING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57649201811     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04853.x     Document Type: Article

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