Living with a mentally Ill parent: Exploring adolescents' experiences and perspectives

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-188

  Trondsen, Marianne V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

action; adolescents youth; at risk; Internet; mental health and illness; parenting; research; self help

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; PARENTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 84855765780     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311420736     Document Type: Article

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