The meaning of major depression in family life: The viewpoint of the ill parent

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 284-293

  Ahlström, Britt Hedman ^a,b   Skärsäter, Ingela ^a   Danielson, Ella ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Family; Mental health; Nursing; Parents; Phenomenological hermeneutics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149122106     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02851.x     Document Type: Review

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