Psychotic denial of pregnancy

Current Women's Health Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-27

  Solari, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Denial; Interventions; Pregnancy; Psychotic; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; ANXIETY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CUSTODY; DENIAL; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

EID: 77950254082     PISSN: 15734048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340410790979699     Document Type: Review

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