The use of the human figure drawing with pregnant women

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-307

  Swan Foster, N ^a   Foster, S ^b   Dorsey, A ^c  

^a Jungian Inter Regional Society ^*  (United States)

^b Jungian Inter Regional Society   (United States)

^c Front Range Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRAWING; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344467166     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830310001622105     Document Type: Article

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