Controlled trial of the short- and long-term effect of psychological treatment of post-partum depression. 2. Impact on the mother-child relationship and child outcome

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 182, Issue MAY, 2003, Pages 420-427

  Murray, Lynne ^a   Cooper, Peter J ^a   Wilson, Anji ^b   Romaniuk, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038366742     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.182.5.420     Document Type: Article

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