Exploring posttraumatic stress disorder symptom profile among pregnant women

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-187

  Seng, Julia S ^a   Rauch, Sheila A M ^b,c   Resnick, Heidi ^d   Reed, Caroline D ^a   King, Anthony ^c   Low, Lisa K ^a   McPherson, Melnee ^a   Muzik, Maria ^c   Abelson, James ^c   Liberzon, Israel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress; pregnancy; prevalence; PTSD symptom profile; trauma exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHTMARE; PERINATAL CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 77955896057     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2010.486453     Document Type: Article

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