Do attachment patterns of parents with a mental illness have an impact upon how they view the quality of life of their children?

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-50

  Jeske, Jana ^a   Bullinger, Monika ^a   Wiegand Grefe, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attachment patterns; Children; Health related quality of life; Mental health; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953176682     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2011.554580     Document Type: Article

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