Mental health of parents having children with physical disabilities

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-91

  Hung, Jen Wen ^a   Wu, Yee Hwa ^a   Chiang, Yi Chien ^b   Wu, Wen Chi ^a   Yeh, Chao Hsing ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Mental health; Parents; Physical disability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOINT CONTRACTURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REHABILITATION CENTER; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE MALFORMATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77649224316     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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