Measuring posttraumatic stress following childbirth: A critical evaluation of instruments

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-49

  Stramrood, Claire A I ^a   Huis In 'T Veld, Elisabeth M J ^b   Van Pampus, Maria G ^a   Berger, Leonard W A R ^c   Vingerhoets, Ad J J M ^b   Schultz, Willibrord C M Weijmar ^a   Van Den Berg, Paul P ^a   Van Sonderen, Eric L P ^a   Paarlberg, K Marieke ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Instruments; Operationalization; Postpartum; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM SCALE SELF REPORT; TRAUMATIC EVENT SCALE B;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTHERS; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149166024     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820903573946     Document Type: Article

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