Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression: A Preliminary Report

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-454

  Clark, Roseanne ^a   Tluczek, Audrey ^a   Wenzel, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Psychiat Inst/Clinics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0242413888     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.73.4.441     Document Type: Article

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