Understanding emotional abuse

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-67

  Rees, C A ^a  

^a Tyndalls Park Children's Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING;

EID: 75349085538     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.143156     Document Type: Review

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