Distressed fathers and their children: A review of the literature

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-130

  Lefrançois, Brenda A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; fathers; mental illness; poverty; social isolation; stigma; young carers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84857607648     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764010387478     Document Type: Review

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