Postpartum Depression and Child Development

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-260

  Murray, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031087575     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291796004564     Document Type: Article

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