First-Time Fathers' study: Psychological distress in expectant fathers during pregnancy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 718-725

  Boyce, Philip ^a   Condon, John ^b   Barton, Jodi ^a   Corkindale, Carolyn ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Fathers; Paternal behaviour; Perinatal care; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EGO PSYCHOLOGY; EXPECTANT FATHER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROSIS; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34547877238     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701517959     Document Type: Article

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