A national audit of joint mother and baby admissions to UK psychiatric hospitals: An overview of findings

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-70

  Salmon, M P ^a   Abel, Kathryn ^a   Webb, R ^a   Warburton, A L ^a   Appleby, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Harm to child; Mother and baby unit; Schizophrenia; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; POSTNATAL CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 1442300842     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-003-0042-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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