Maternal anxiety during the transition to parenthood: A prospective study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 101-111

  Grant, Kerry Ann ^a,b   McMahon, Catherine ^b   Austin, Marie Paule ^a,c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal mood; Anxiety; Depression; Postnatal mood; STAI

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MASS SCREENING; MOTHERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 40949105512     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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