Forgotten parent: NICU paternal emotional response

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 200-203

  Mackley, Amy B ^a   Locke, Robert G ^a,b,c   Spear, Michael L ^a,b,c   Joseph, Rachel ^b  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CES D; Depression; Depressive symptomatology; Fathers; NICU; Premature infants; PSS:IH stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FATHER; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FATHERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955730485     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3181e946f0     Document Type: Article

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