Severe disorders of the mother-infant relationship: Definitions and frequency

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 243-251

  Brockington, I F ^a   Aucamp, H M ^b   Fraser, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child neglect; Mother infant relationship disorder; Prepartum bonding; Rejection of child; Unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33748357554     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-006-0133-0     Document Type: Article

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