Maternal state of mind regarding attachment, maternal depression and children's family drawings in the early school years

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 537-556

  Fihrer, Irene ^a   McMahon, Cathy ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment stability; Family drawing; Postnatal depression; School aged children; State of mind regarding attachment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 74949123878     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730903282498     Document Type: Article

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