A prospective study of psychological distress among mothers of children admitted to a nutritional rehabilitation unit in Malawi

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-63

  Stewart, R C ^a   Bunn, J ^a,b   Vokhiwa, M ^c   Umar, E ^a   Kauye, F ^a   Tomenson, B ^d   Rahman, A ^e   Creed, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Zomba Mental Hospital   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing country; Maternal mental health; Prospective study; Severe childhood malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650129449     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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