Trauma & the reproductive lifecycle in women;Trauma e o ciclo reprodutivo feminino

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Born, Leslie ^a,b   Phillips, Shauna Dae ^a,c   Steiner, Meir ^a,c   Soares, Claudio N ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion, spontaneous; Gender identity; Life change events; Pregnancy; Premenstrual syndrome; Stress disorders, post traumatic psychology; Women psychology

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; EXPERIENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OVARY CYCLE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 27644597374     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462005000600006     Document Type: Review

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