This research provides a three-way perspective on the experiences and needs of children who are living with and caring for parents with severe and enduring mental illness. The views of children, parents and key workers were sought in order to provide deeper insight into the needs of families and the
Chronic sorrow: The lived experience of parents of chronically mentally ill individuals
โ Scribed by Georgene G. Eakes
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 722 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8228
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