Anxiety following miscarriage and the subsequent pregnancy: A review of the literature and future directions

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-45

  Geller, Pamela A ^a   Kerns, Danielle ^a   Klier, Claudia M ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Miscarriage; Subsequent pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1342286781     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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