Maternal stress and problem-solving skills in a sample of children with nonorganic feeding disorders

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-210

  Martin, Clarissa I ^a   Dovey, Terence M ^b   Coulthard, Helen ^c   Southall, Angela M ^d  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d not available   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRIC FEEDING ASSESSMENT SCALE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MEAL; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; PARENT MEANS END PROBLEM SOLVING INSTRUMENT; PARENTING STRESS INDEX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84877319538     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21378     Document Type: Article

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