Living with puerperal psychosis: A qualitative analysis

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-431

  Robertson, Emma ^a,c   Lyons, Antonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERIUM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 0346334838     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608303770584755     Document Type: Article

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