Experiencing the relationship with a sibling coping with mental health problems: Dilemmas of connection, communication, and role.
Prolonged mental health problems of one family member influences the whole family system, including sibling relationships. The current research focuses on the way siblings of persons with mental health problems experience the relationship. The findings identify the challenges and difficulties these...
| Publicado en: | Health & Social Care in the Community Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 1185 - 1193 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2019
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