Stressful impact of depression on early mother-infant relations

Stress and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 229-238

  Milgrom, Jeannette ^a,b,c   Ericksen, Jennifer ^b   McCarthy, Rachael ^b   Gemmill, Alan W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Intervention; Mother infant interaction; Parenting stress; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PILOT STUDY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; ROLE STRESS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33750522193     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1101     Document Type: Article

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