Parental and child perspectives on adaptation to childhood chronic illness: A qualitative study

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-53

  Gannoni, Anne F ^a   Shute, Rosalyn H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Children; Chronic illness; Parents; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 74849087796     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104509338432     Document Type: Article

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