Myths and mates in childbearing depression

Women and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 151-163

  Whiffen, Valerie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Marital distress; Postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042470757     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v27n03_11     Document Type: Article

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