Clinical dilemmas due to the lack of inpatient Mother-Baby units

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 479-493

  Wisner, Katherine L ^a   Jennings, Kay D ^b   Conley, Barbara ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cost efficiency; infants; mother baby therapy; postpartum depression; postpartum psychosis; treatment services

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030425039     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NFJK-A4V7-CXUU-AM89     Document Type: Review

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