Parents' mental health after the birth of an extremely preterm child: A comparison between bereaved and non-bereaved parents

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Jenewein, J ^a   Moergeli, H ^a   Fauchere J C ^a   Bucher, H U ^a   Kraemer, B ^a   Wittmann, L ^a   Schnyder, U ^a   Buchi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bereavement; Depression; Extremely preterm birth; Parents; Post traumatic growth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREMATURE LABOR; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 39049142496     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820701640181     Document Type: Article

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