Maternal adaptation to pediatric neurosurgical diagnosis: A growth curve analysis

Psychology and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-229

  Tifferet, Sigal ^a   Elizur, Yoel ^b   Constantini, Shlomi ^c   Friedman, Orna ^c   Manor, Orly ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Dana Children's Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Growth curves; Maternal adaptation; Neurosurgery; Neuroticism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROSIS; NEWBORN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEUROSCIENCES; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649120769     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440802245298     Document Type: Article

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