A randomized controlled trial of a home-visiting intervention aimed at preventing relationship problems in depressed mothers and their infants

Child Development

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 547-561

  Van Doesum, Karin T M ^a   Riksen Walraven, J Marianne ^a   Hosman, Clemens M H ^a   Hoefnagels, Cees ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OBJECT RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 43749106878     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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