The emotional and behavioural functioning of siblings of children with special health care needs across childhood

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 814-825

  Giallo, Rebecca ^a,b,c   Roberts, Rachel ^d   Emerson, Eric ^e   Wood, Catherine ^f   Gavidia Payne, Susana ^b  

^a PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Emotional and behavioural difficulties; Mental health; Siblings; Special health care needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

CHILDHOOD; EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES; MENTAL HEALTH; SIBLINGS; SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL CLASS; SPEECH DISORDERS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84896710303     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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