Parenting Stress in Families of Children With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-17

  Theule, Jennifer ^a   Wiener, Judith ^b   Tannock, Rosemary ^b   Jenkins, Jennifer M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; disruptive behavior disorders; parent child relations; parenting stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873636791     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426610387433     Document Type: Article

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