Problem Behavior in Children of Chronically Ill Parents: A Meta-Analysis

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 384-397

  Sieh, D S ^a   Meijer, A M ^a   Oort, F J ^a   Visser Meily, J M A ^b   van der Leij, D A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Chronic parental illness; Meta analysis; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; FAMILY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTHER; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTHERS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT;

EID: 78549287789     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-010-0074-z     Document Type: Review

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