Prevalence, Course, and Predictors of Emotional Distress in Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 328-340

  Milan, Stephanie ^a   Kershaw, Trace ^a   Lewis, Jessica ^a   Ickovics, Jeannette R ^a   Meade, Christina ^b   Ethier, Kathleen ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREDICTION; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642265445     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.2.328     Document Type: Article

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