Family matters: Infants, toddlers and preschoolers of parents affected by mental illness: Early interventions targeting adverse influences on young children and their parents can improve children's outcomes

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-17

  van Doesum, Karin T M ^f   Powrie, Rosalind M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists   (Australia)

^c Alternate Care Clinic   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

EID: 84873634362     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mjao11.11285     Document Type: Note

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