Treating infant sleep disturbance: Does maternal mood impact upon effectiveness?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 29-34

  Č rnč ec, Rudi ^a,b,c   Cooper, Elizabeth ^a   Matthey, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural; General paediatrics; Infancy; Psychiatry mental health; Sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CRYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT SLEEP DISTURBANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MOTHERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76249127862     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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