Mothers of children with developmental disorders in the Bedouin community in Israel: Family functioning, caregiver burden, and coping abilities

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 610-617

  Manor Binyamini, Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedouin; Caregiver burden; Developmental disorder; Family functioning; Mothers; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER STRAIN INDEX; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARABS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79955693459     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1080-1     Document Type: Article

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