Caught in the psychiatric net: Meanings and experiences of ADHD, pediatric bipolar disorder and mental health treatment among a diverse group of families in the United States

Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-85

  Carpenter Song, Elizabeth ^a,b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Families; Lived experience; Psychiatric disorders; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849102524     PISSN: 0165005X     EISSN: 1573076X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11013-008-9120-4     Document Type: Article

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