The relationships between physical violence, verbal abuse and women's psychological distress during the postpartum period

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Romito, Patrizia ^a   Pomicino, Laura ^a   Lucchetta, Chiara ^b   Scrimin, Federica ^b   Molzan Turan, Janet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Mother's psychological distress; Post partum; Post partum depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651177690     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820802545834     Document Type: Article

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