The neglected 'm' in MCH programmes - Why mental health of mothers is important for child nutrition

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 579-583

  Rahman, Atif ^a,b   Patel, Vikram ^c   Maselko, Joanna ^d   Kirkwood, Betty ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Psychiatry   (Pakistan)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child growth; Developing countries; Maternal health; Mental health; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION;

CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 42149102741     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02036.x     Document Type: Review

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