The relationship between attachment style and depressive symptoms in postpartum women: Findings from Turkey

Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Sabuncuoǧlu, Osman ^a   Berkem, Meral ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Object attachment; Postpartum depression; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846004793     PISSN: 13002163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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