Resolution of depression and grief during the first year after miscarriage: A randomized controlled clinical trial of couples-focused interventions

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1245-1257

  Swanson, Kristen M ^a   Chen, Hsien Tzu ^b   Graham, J Christopher ^c   Wojnar, Danuta M ^d   Petras, Anthippy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; COUPLES THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349210699     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1202     Document Type: Article

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