Exploring and enhancing engagement to the psychosocial intervention 'Preparing for Parenthood'

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-285

  Wheatley, S L ^a,d   Brugha, T S ^a   Shapiro, D A ^b,c  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poor engagement; Postnatal depression; Psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENTHOOD; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TYPES OF STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PARENTING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0344444680     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-003-0025-5     Document Type: Article

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