The impact of postnatal and concurrent maternal depression on child behaviour during the early school years

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 116-123

  Fihrer, Irene ^a   McMahon, Catherine A ^a   Taylor, Alan J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; Externalising problems; Internalising problems; Maternal depression; Middle childhood; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TEACHER;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 70349780784     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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