Depressive symptoms in early pregnancy disrupt attentional processing of infant emotion

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 621-631

  Pearson, R M ^a   Cooper, R M ^a   Penton Voak, I S ^a   Lightman, S L ^b   Evans, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention bias; Depression; Infant stimuli; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952430271     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709990961     Document Type: Article

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