The effectiveness of group coping skills training on reducing stress of mothers with disabled children

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Valizadeh, Shirin ^a   Davaji, Rahman Berdi Ozouni ^b   Dadkhah, Asghar ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coping; Coping skills training; Mothers of mentally retarded children; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896446027     PISSN: 17353602     EISSN: 17353610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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