Partnering with children diagnosed with mental health issues: Contributions of a sociology of childhood perspective to participatory action research

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-99

  Liegghio, Maria ^a   Nelson, Geoffrey ^a   Evans, Scot D ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's mental health; Children's mental health issues; Participatory action research; Sociology of childhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SOCIOLOGY;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 77955767906     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9323-z     Document Type: Article

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