Adjustment of Siblings of Children with Mental Health Problems: Behaviour, Self-Concept, Quality of Life and Family Functioning

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 262-272

  Barnett, R A ^a   Hunter, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Children; Family functioning; Mental health; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858295857     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9471-2     Document Type: Article

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