Online group course for parents with mental illness: Development and pilot study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Van Der Zanden, Rianne A P ^a   Speetjens, Paula A M ^a   Arntz, Karlijn S E ^a   Onrust, Simone A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Internet; Online group course; Parenting support; Parents with mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 78651343700     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1394     Document Type: Article

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