Psychological distress in carers of aboriginal children in urban New South Wales: Findings from search (phase one)

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 27-32

  Williamson, Anna B ^a   D’Este, Catherine A ^b,c   Clapham, Kathleen F ^c,d   Eades, Sandra J ^a,e   Redman, Sally ^a   Raphael, Beverley ^f  

^a SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^e BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE; CAREGIVER; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER; URBAN POPULATION; WELLBEING; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977138940     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00111     Document Type: Article

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