The impact of postpartum depression on child development

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Murray, Lynne ^a,c   Cooper, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Winnicott Research Unit Fenners   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0029974423     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540269609037817     Document Type: Review

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