Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in couples after birth: Association with the couple's relationship and parent-baby bond

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-50

  Ayers, Susan ^a   Wright, Daniel B ^a   Wells, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 34250777277     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830601117175     Document Type: Article

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