A review of the literature on debriefing or non-directive counselling to prevent postpartum emotional distress

Midwifery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-79

  Gamble, Jenny A ^a   Creedy, Debra K ^a   Webster, Joan ^b   Moyle, Wendy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COUNSELING; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036512544     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/midw.2001.0287     Document Type: Article

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