Psychosocial adjustment of children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-34

  Doku, Paul Narh ^a,b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Department of Human Development and Psychology   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANED CHILD; PARENT; PEER PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 78649694401     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2010.493662     Document Type: Article

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