Single motherhood versus poor partner relationship: Outcomes for antenatal mental health

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-65

  Bilszta, Justin ^a   Tang, Melissa ^a   Meyer, Denny ^b   Milgrom, Jeannette ^a   Ericksen, Jennifer ^c   Buist, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Depression; Risk factor; Single; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTHOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 36849061721     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701732731     Document Type: Article

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