Social-emotional functioning of children and adolescents with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas: Relationships with cognitive, disease, and environmental variables

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 713-724

  Martin, Staci ^a   Wolters, Pamela ^a   Baldwin, Andrea ^a   Gillespie, Andrea ^a   Dombi, Eva ^a   Walker, Katherine ^b   Widemann, Brigitte ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic illness; psychosocial functioning; social skills and development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA, PLEXIFORM; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84864536443     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr124     Document Type: Article

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