Understanding social support and the couple's relationship among women with depressive symptoms in pregnancy

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 764-776

  Blanchard, Amy ^a   Hodgson, Jennifer ^b   Gunn, William ^c   Jesse, Elizabeth ^b   White, Mark ^b  

^a ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NH Darthmouth Family Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE STYLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450211155     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840903225594     Document Type: Article

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