Associations and costs of parental symptoms of psychiatric distress in a multi-diagnosis group of children with special needs

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-280

  Thurston, S ^a   Paul, L ^a   Loney, P ^b   Ye, C ^b   Wong, M ^b   Browne, G ^b  

^a Children's Treatment Network of Simcoe York   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Complex needs; Costs; Parental distress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ONTARIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951525353     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01356.x     Document Type: Article

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