Vulnerability to postpartum depressive symptomatology: Dependency, self-criticism and the moderating role of antenatal attachment

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 240-253

  Priel, Beatriz ^a   Besser, Avi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 0033243564     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.1999.18.2.240     Document Type: Article

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