The role of family therapy in mediating adverse effects of excessive and inconsolable neonatal crying on the family system

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-29

  Patrick, Shawn ^a   Garcia, John ^a   Griffin, Lisa ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family therapy; Infants; Parental self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COLIC; CRYING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

CHILD ABUSE; COLIC; CRYING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 77953249281     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018919     Document Type: Article

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