The health and psychosocial functioning of caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 607-618

  Lach, Lucyna M ^a   Kohen, Dafna E ^b   Garner, Rochelle E ^b   Brehaut, Jamie C ^c,d   Miller, Anton R ^e,f   Klassen, Anne F ^g   Rosenbaum, Peter L ^g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Developmental disabilities; Disabled children; Epidemiology; Health status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; BACK PAIN; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 68049103172     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802242163     Document Type: Article

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