The experience of motherhood for alienated mothers

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-325

  Finzi Dottan, Ricky ^a   Goldblatt, Hadass ^b   Cohen Masica, Orlee ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Regional Multi Disciplinary Center for Treatment of Female Sexual Abuse Survivors   (Israel)

Author keywords

Divorce; Motherhood; Parental alienation syndrome; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863869625     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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