Mentalization in children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse: Relations to children's mental health and behavioral outcomes

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-207

  Ostler, Teresa ^a   Bahar, Ozge Sensoy ^a   Jessee, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster children; Mental health and behavioral outcomes; Mentalization; Parental substance abuse

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DRUG ABUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952415157     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616731003759666     Document Type: Article

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