Parental Cognitive Impairment, Mental Health, and Child Outcomes in a Child Protection Population

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-90

  Feldman, Maurice ^a   McConnell, David ^b   Aunos, Marjorie ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c West Montreal Readaptation Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

child outcomes; child welfare; parental cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856090576     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315864.2011.587632     Document Type: Article

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