Contemporary impingements on mothering

American Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-21

  Tummala Narra, Pratyusha ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Mothering; Psychoanalytic psychotherapy; Social change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEATH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MATERNAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKING MOTHER;

EID: 63449141750     PISSN: 00029548     EISSN: 15736741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ajp.2008.37     Document Type: Article

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