Children of Mothers Admitted to Psychiatric Hospital: Care Arrangements and Mothers' Perceptions

Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 114-119

  Cunningham, Judi ^a   Oyebode, Femi ^b   Vostanis, Panos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenwood Institute of Child Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care arrangements; carers; mental health problems; psychiatric admission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997250838     PISSN: 13606417     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-3588.00297     Document Type: Article

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