Prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress and postpartum depression in parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-237

  Lefkowitz, Debra S ^a   Baxt, Chiara ^a   Evans, Jacquelyn R ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants; Neonatal intensive care; Postpartum depression; Posttraumatic stress; Psychosocial screening

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78049258242     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-010-9202-7     Document Type: Article

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