Delivery as a traumatic event: Prevalence, risk factors, and treatment for postnatal posttraumatic stress disorder

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 552-567

  Ayers, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 4644294232     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.grf.0000129919.00756.9c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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