Mother-child communication and maternal depressive symptoms in families of children with cancer: Integrating macro and micro levels of analysis

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 732-743

  Rodriguez, Erin M ^a   Dunn, Madeleine J ^a   Zuckerman, Teddi ^a   Hughart, Leighann ^a   Vannatta, Kathryn ^b,c   Gerhardt, Cynthia A ^b,c   Saylor, Megan ^a   Schuele, C Melanie ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer and oncology; mother child communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER AND ONCOLOGY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTHER-CHILD COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY;

CANCER AND ONCOLOGY; MOTHER-CHILD COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84881013834     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst018     Document Type: Article

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