The effect of maternal PTSD following in utero trauma exposure on behavior and temperament in the 9-month-old infant

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1071, Issue , 2006, Pages 454-458

  Brand, Sarah R ^a   Engel, Stephanie M ^b   Canfield, Richard L ^c   Yehuda, Rachel ^a,b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Bronx VA OOMH   (United States)

Author keywords

9 11; Cortisol; Infant behavior; Maternal PTSD

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOUDNESS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TEMPERAMENT; TERRORISM;

EID: 33746449165     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1364.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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