A comparison of two types of social support for mothers of mentally ill children

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-98

  Scharer, Kathleen ^a   Colon, Eileen ^b   Moneyham, Linda ^c   Hussey, Jim ^a   Tavakoli, Abbas ^a   Shugart, Margaret ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b GARDNER WEBB UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental illness in children; Mothers; Social support; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; EMOTIONS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 70349766530     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2009.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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