The Sense of Coherence in Early Pregnancy and Crisis Support and Posttraumatic Stress After Pregnancy Loss: A Prospective Study

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 80-84

  Engelhard, Iris M ^a   van den Hout, Marcel A ^a   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD); Predictors; Pregnancy loss; Sense of coherence; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 2342533246     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964280309596060     Document Type: Article

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